Here is a quick tip teachers can use to fill up down-time and also help students reinforce and review important material…it can be done with any grade level/any subject area.

1. Teacher picks a topic.
2. One student gives one sentence about the topic.
3. The next student also provides a sentence about the topic,
but must first repeat the previous sentence(s).
4. Teacher continues calling on students to see how far the
students can get in the game…then starts over with another
topic.

For example, the teacher may choose the topic…”George Washington.” Next, one student states, “Washington was the first U.S. President.” The following student repeats the first sentence then adds his own…”George Washington was the first U.S. President. George Washington was a general in the American Revolution.”

The activity continues until students can’t go any further. Again, this is a fun way teachers can fill “down-time” at the end of a class while at the same time reinforce and review important content.

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