![]() ![]() If the letter is in the word or phrase, then you write the letter in the blank space. I go around the room and allow each student to guess one letter. Rules are simple! Think of a word or phrase and place that number of blanks on the board. This is such a popular game that Education to the Core created an “I SPY” resource as its inspiration!Īcademic or fun in nature, hangman is a GREAT option for the end of the day. Other options include function, classification, inside the classroom/outside the classroom, story related, etc. Here is another game on this list that is just so adaptable! You can stick with the classic by identifying the color of the item you are thinking about. “I SPY… with my little eye, something that is _”. Sometimes if students are not closing their eyes to choose a corner or other students are yelling that they are “looking” it is time to get creative! You can roll a dice to identify the corner, use a number generator program online, pick a number out of a bowl, or any other creative way you can come up with! Game 3 ~ I Spy That student becomes “It” for the next round. The game continues until only one student is left. When the game gets down to four people or fewer, each must choose a different corner. This individual yet again calls out a number, and more students sit down. The students still playing choose a different corner and the player that is “it” closes their eyes again. All the kids who chose that corner are out of the game and must sit down. When all students are scattered and settled in a corner, the person that is “it” calls out a number. That person closes their eyes while the rest of the students go to one of the four corners in the classroom. Number the corners of the classroom from 1 to 4. Rules are simple! The student who picks up the item/scrap on the ground that you spot… wins!!! 2 ~ 4 Corners ![]() SECRET SCRAP! Alright, so it may not be all that popular yet, but I know I am going to introduce this game to my class TOMORROW! I think the greatest thing about this list is that it truly doesn’t JUST have to be done at the end of the day! You can utilize these games throughout the entire day as brain breaks, transition activities, or even an afternoon for Fun Fridays! End of the Day Game 1 ~ Secret ScrapĪre you looking for a creative way for students to clean up the room? Well, let me introduce the new “popular craze”…. Here is a fun-filled, packed list of 40 Games to Play at the End of the Day with your Students! *** Please feel free to adapt any of the following games to not only best meet the needs of your classroom, but follow COVID guidelines that align with your district and classroom protocols.*** I knew I needed more, so I did what I knew best! I reached out to our Teaching Trailblazers from our Fearless First Grade Teachers Group on Facebook to see what End of the Day Games other classrooms are playing. Let’s face it the “quiet game” only gets us so far. However, I always say the same phrase: “Once everyone is packed up, floors cleaned, quiet and in their areas – we can play!”Īs is the case with many activities, the novelty wore off quickly playing the same game (or few) each afternoon. Several students at the end of the day always ask to play a game. The students are so excited to play a game that I started using it as a classroom management tool. It wasn’t until I started playing games at the end of the day that all of this changed! I just give up because the students continue to be loud and all over the place. Some days after I provided several verbal prompts, bell ringing, light flashing, etc. It’s the end of the school day and I’m exhausted and also ready to go home. I don’t know about you, but the end of the day is one of the most stressful parts of my day. Anybody else’s end of the day complete chaos?!? Just me? Packing up, dismissals, cleaning up their areas, bus calls, announcements… oh yeah, and on top of that the students’ voice levels are at an all-time high.
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