Lessons & Classroom Games for Teachers
Games - Remember Their Class Mates Names
By:ws
I teach high school, but I think this could work in a smaller class of younger students too. The second day of school, my students choose an adjective that begins with the first letter of their name (ex: Crazy Chris). They go around the room saying each person in front of them-the first person only has to remember my name and choose his/her own, but the last has to remember all 30!!! Often I will make someone in the beginning repeat everyone else's name so they pay attention to the whole game though. One of the HUGE benefits (and the real reason why I play this game I think!!!) is that I learn all 180 kids names by day 2 or school. Yay for me!!!