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Around the World
Around the World is a popular game that works well in any group setting. All of the players sit in a circle, either on chairs or on the floor, so everyone can see the flash cards easily. One person starts as the challenger. He stands behind one of the seated players in the circle. A flash card is displayed. The first of those two players to answer the question on the flash card is the winner of that round. If the challenger wins, he moves on to the next person in the circle and challenges her on the next question. If the sitting child wins, she switches places and becomes the new challenger, starting with the next person in the circle. The goal is to make it all the way around the circle as the challenger without anyone beating you to the correct answer.
Flash Card Match
Flash cards work well for a homemade matching game. Create a set of answer cards to go with the flash cards. Students match the answer cards with the corresponding flash cards. You can also play this game like the classic Memory or Concentration game. The cards are turned upside-down, with the players taking turns flipping over two cards at a time. The goal is to find the flash card and its answer.
Flash Card Fetch
This game starts with all the flash cards spread out on the floor. The teacher calls out a particular flash card, and the students must scramble to find the correct card. If you're working with math flash cards, call out the answer to the problem, and have the students find the flash card with the corresponding math problem. For word or letter flash cards, simply say the word or letter, and have the students find it. The first person to find the card wins a point.
Stand Up, Sit Down
This game divides the students into two teams of equal numbers. Everyone begins standing up. The teacher begins with the first person on one of the teams. If he answers the flash card problem correctly, he remains standing. If his answer is incorrect, he sits down. This continues with the teacher moving back and forth between teams until everyone has had a chance. A point is earned for each person who is still standing. You can play as many rounds as you want.
Basketball
A small basketball hoop in the classroom is used for this game. You can also use pieces of crumpled paper for the ball and the trash can for the basket. The first player must answer the flash card correctly before shooting a basket. If she answers incorrectly, she doesn't get a chance to shoot. To earn a point, the player must make the basket.
True or False
For this game, you designate a "true" area and a "false" area in the room. This can be as simple as having the kids move to one side of the room for "true" and the other side for "false." The teacher displays a flash card and says an answer. The students decide if the answer the teacher says is correct or not. If the students think the answer she said was the correct answer, they move to the designated "true" location in the room. If the teacher says an incorrect answer, the students move to the "false" location.