such as
hand game = trust
paper game= picturnary

From IloveMarmite: Classic..... I spy !!
Classic..... I spy !!

From lovelylexie: Buy The Gamester's Handbook from the Internet (dead ...
Buy The Gamester's Handbook from the Internet (dead cheap). It's full of ideas.

From Elizabeth M: I wonder what age group? Sausages -- ask partner ...
I wonder what age group? Sausages -- ask partner questions, no matter what they must say, "sausages" -- the person asking questions is trying to make other laugh. Cowboy maths -- two lines -- paired up by ability -- backs facing each other, T says "wallk . . . maths question and then draw" first child to say answer gains point for their team Loads more but really depends on age group

From SANTA: try spelling
try spelling

From momof3 soon to be granof1: Find a dice template and get them to cut out glue and number ...
Find a dice template and get them to cut out glue and number dice. Each one has one look at the fun you are going to get with that when they all have to add, subtract which dice has been thrown down. Not only is it a fantastic group activity it teaches so much, hand and eye coordination, concentration, colours, numbers and a great teaching aid for maths. They will think that they are not learning but actually you are giving them a first class maths lesson that will sink in no matter what age!

From candlelite: Trivia games are always easy and can be questions on ...
Trivia games are always easy and can be questions on anything.Have your students divide up into groups.Then have different categories and at least one question for that category for each group along with multible choices.The team with the highest points gets a prize.And you can make it as creative as you want like by adding another part to it like for example combing hangman with the triva.The way you would do it would place circles on the board(different word but same number of letters in a word) in which each circle represents a letter of the word.Each time a team gets an answer right they win a letter.If a team can figure out their word they win extra points.

From nodplod: memory game? I went to the market and I bought.......each ...
memory game? I went to the market and I bought.......each person has to think of an item, say it, then the next person repaets that item and adds one of his/her own, ans so on........ OR Whiteboard Noughts and crosses.........choose a point of grammar or language and write one in each square. In two teams, students have to correctly make a sentence(or whatever the target learning is) in order to win the O or X for their team.

From medha dutta1: take some sticky notes and write some numbers on them like ...
take some sticky notes and write some numbers on them like 12,91,82 or something like that.then take the sticky and place them on the students chest.have them order themselves from least to greatest.it's a bit hard but it has them work on their cooperation skills.place them in to groups then have them order themselves from least to greatest if ya' wanna make it easier.sorry if i spelled cooperation wrong cause i'm little

From fivetoze: what happened to; the, with, and ACTIVITIES... and i ...
what happened to; the, with, and ACTIVITIES... and i presume paper games is meant to Pictionary... hold back on the spelling games for a while would be my suggestion...

From Melanie L: I teach Spanish. When we do spelling word practice we go to ...
I teach Spanish. When we do spelling word practice we go to the board (5 kids; 1 from each team). I say the word and the first to spell it correctly gets a point. They then get the chance to make a basket. I bought a hoop and ball for $1.00 at a dollar store. If they make it they get a point. One of the best things about it is that it is not easy to make. Every single time I play the most athletic ones never seem to be able to do it... and the least athletic one ends up being the "hero" for scoring a basket. I have also played word scrambles. Put the kids in small groups and give them the words all scrambled. The first group to unscramble them and have them spelled correctly wins a piece of candy. I usually give 2nd and 3rd place too. I remind them that they have to be very quiet; if they shout out BIRTHDAY! it gives the answer to the whole class. For commands I have had the kids write out 10 commands in the class that can be acted out. I do this in small groups. Then they can as a group act it out and have the rest of the class guess like charades. They must guess it in the form of a command. When I introduce commands I usually say "Be QUIET! Sit STILL! LISTEN! Do your HOMEWORK! Make your BED!" About that time they realize that I am giving examples and not yelling at them. They always think that it is funny because I never yell. It surprises them. I then go on to explain that as kids they hear commands all day long. I ask them to give examples. You can have them speak them or you can have 6 kids or so go up and write them on the board. We also discuss polite or implied commands like "Have a seat." You can play concentration with the spelling words and their meanings in small groups. Anything that you can do with food gets the kids interested. Of course you have to buy it yourself, but sometimes it is worth it. You can use the food to divide and make fraction problems. Maybe bake a cake (less expensive) and have them figure out how to cut it so there are enough pieces for everyone. That of course is a basic thing, but useful in everyday life. (And it is not expensive to bake your own cake). As for games, you can make a simple board game on paper. Then make a set of problems and cut them apart and put them in envelopes. Have the kids play in small groups of 4. They can use coins or torn pieces of paper as markers. In order to move the # of spaces that they roll they have to get the answer right. Give candy to the winner; or a homework pass. Fly swatter game; put several random answers on the board. Prepare problems ahead of time so that you have answers that will match them. Get 2 different colored fly swatters. Give a problem that they can solve in their head, or give them a section on each side of the board to work it out. The first person to swat the correct answer scores a point for their team. Remind them that they cannot hit each other, and that you are the sole judge in determining who was first. When in doubt call it a tie! Give candy to the winning team. Make a checker board with problems. In order to move to a spot they have to give the solution. If they are wrong then they cannot move there. Makes the game more interesting. I bought inexpensive bingo chips and keep them in plastic bags, sorted. I have a whole list of ideas at school; this is all that I could come up with off the top of my head. I pull out my list when I need to come up with something new for my classes. Email me if you need more ideas. One more; concentration on the overhead. Use sticky notes to cover them up; have problems on one side and solutions on the other. They have to match up the problem to the solution. If they are right their team gets a point.

From fayra_elm: If they are young, you could do subatizing. You put dots on ...
If they are young, you could do subatizing. You put dots on paper plates and the students have to tell you how many dots are on the plate. It practices rapid recall of numbers and recognition of patterns. Choose familiar patterns like those on dice, for example. You could make teams and have a contest. Surprisingly, they usually love it! Also, you could play 7-up. You choose 7 students to go to the front of the class. All other students put their heads down so they can't see. The 7 at the front go around the class and eat one taps one student on the head. The tapped students put a hand up so others know they have already been chosen. If the tapped student can guess who tapped him or her, they trade places and get to tap someone in the next round. This one has been a favourite for a couple generations!

From debbie d: u can play the game "thumb wars" and u can sit ...
u can play the game "thumb wars" and u can sit the kids in groups of 6 or 8 and give them all a peice of paper ...... they then send the paper round the table and right something nice about the person(very good for self esteme)