Similarly, Robin Nahhas says her third-grade students have loved playing Multiplication Tic-Tac-Toe, a downloadable game she created on Google Slides so that they could practice their multiplication facts.

If students are new to sharing Google Slides, Henneberry recommends modeling the step-by-step process first. Students can then share the game with their friend using Google Drive so that the two can play a round together. During recess breaks, students click a board game shelved in a virtual recess room, which creates their own copy of the game. Gaming With Google SlidesĪfter noticing how much her students missed informal socializing during hybrid learning, Liz Henneberry, a third-grade teacher in Franklin, Massachusetts, transformed Connect Four, Trouble, Chess, and Checkers to Google Slides the latter two are adaptations from Eric Curts' templates, and all of Henneberry's templates can be downloaded and immediately used in your virtual classroom.

We found some easy-to-use virtual games that elementary teachers are playing with their students this year, along with tips on how to incorporate them into the classroom. While most educators feel too worn out to take on anything else this year, classroom games-old and new-can provide a much-needed respite for students and teachers who are burned out on video lessons and miss social connection.

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