I am all about engagement and getting kids excited about learning. If they can be reviewing important concepts all while having fun that is a win-win in my book.
I finally played That’s Not Fair with my students recently. I don’t know about you, but my students say “that’s not fair” constantly. We used it to review important ELA concepts before state testing. It was fabulous. 100% engagement from even my most reluctant students.
There are two ways to play it. I played it both ways. Both classes loved it and had fun. I wouldn’t say one is better than the other.
Rules
Version 1:
- You will be grouped into teams.
- One group will choose a question. Rotate groups so every group has a chance to select the question.
- Each team writes the answer to the question on the mini whiteboard. I require every group to do this even if they didn’t pick the question.
- If the team is correct, they get to choose to give the points to another team or keep them for themselves. Teams can’t see the points until after.
- The team that gets the most points wins.
Version 2:
- You will be grouped into teams.
- One group will choose a question. Rotate groups so every group has a chance to select the question.
- Each team writes the answer to the question on the mini whiteboard. I require every group to do this even if they didn’t pick the question.
- If the team is correct, they get to choose to give the points to another team or keep them for themselves. Teams can’t see the points until after.
- The team that gets the closest to zero in the positive numbers wins.
Additional Information
You can tweak the rules however you see fit or in a way that works for you. I had groups of three, but any amount could work.
This would work in ANY subject area and with ANY grade.
Do you want to try it? I have created a FREE ELA Test PrepThat’s Not Cool Game on Google Slides. This is 100% editable and includes directions on how to play. I would love if you end up trying it in your classroom.
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