Tire Tag – English

a Project H Design initiative Facebook Twitter Flickr A sequence-based speed game Age group: K-8 Number of students recommended: 20 Subjects/skills learned: Spelling and vocabulary Object of the game: To individually spell words correctly and quickly by moving through the playground Setup: Using chalk, write the letters of the alphabet in order on the tires, leaving one letter off (we … Read more

Story Telephone

a Project H Design initiative Facebook Twitter Flickr Telling a story as a team Age group: K-8 Number of students recommended: 25 Subjects/skills learned: General, Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar, Literature, Object of the game: Working as a class to created a comprehensive story. Setup: No set up. Game Play: Ask each of the students to sit on a tire. Starting at one … Read more

Sequence Shuffle – English

a Project H Design initiative Facebook Twitter Flickr An active quick-fire question-and-answer game Age group: Grades 1-4 Number of students recommended: 25 Subjects/skills learned: Spelling and vocabulary Object of the game: To think quickly and correctly answer questions on an individual basis. Setup: No set up needed. Game Play: All of the students start by sitting on the tires. The teachers … Read more

Match Me – Vocabulary

a Project H Design initiative Facebook Twitter Flickr A multi-team head-to-head competition to find the right tire! Age group: K-8 Number of students recommended: 25 Subjects/skills learned: Vocabulary and reading Object of the game: The team that has all members seated on tires first wins. Setup: On each of the tires, use chalk to write a word that corresponds to … Read more

Jeopardy – Math

a Project H Design initiative Facebook Twitter Flickr A trivia-based inspired by the game show, with increasing levels of difficulty Age group: Grades 2-8 Number of students recommended: 20 Subjects/skills learned: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division Object of the game: The team with the most cumulative points at the end of the games wins. Setup: On each tire in the first … Read more

Mad Libs

a Project H Design initiative Facebook Twitter Flickr Create a story as a class while learning language basics Age group: Grades K-5 Number of students recommended: 20 Subjects/skills learned: Vocabulary, grammar, spelling Object of the game: To create a story by selecting words by part of speech. Setup: As the teacher, write a short story with twenty-five blank spaces to … Read more

Roll The Ball: Art

a Project H Design initiative Facebook Twitter Flickr Created by: Alfonso Díaz & Lorena Félix Age group: Ages 8 – 12 (Grades 4 – 8, varies according to the difficulty of the questions). Number of students recommended: 15-25 students Subjects/skills learned: Contemporary art, fine art, art history Object of the game: Earn points by rolling the ball to answer questions … Read more