Why your most valuable classroom games may be collecting dust in your attic...

When's the last time you looked in your attic (or basement) for your next classroom game?

I know.  Weird question, right?  But - really.  The materials you need to make that next big game hit in your classroom might be collecting dust.  You might also find that missing photo album you've been looking for, too :)

Time to bust out those family games and take them into the classroom.  Game like checkers, Jenga, UNO, and Connect 4 can be re-purposed into sight word, math facts, and vocabulary games without even breakin' a sweat!

Check out this round-up of awesome ways to turn those family games into classroom games:

RE-PURPOSE UNO:

{Comparing Numbers}

 {Math Facts}

{Make 10}

RE-PURPOSE CHECKERS:

{Using QR Codes on a Checker Board}

{Vocabulary Checkers}

{Multiplication Checkers}

RE-PURPOSE JENGA:

 {Math Facts}

 {Revision Jenga}

{Conversation Jenga}

RE-PURPOSE CONNECT-FOUR:

 {Spelling Words}

 {Fractions}

{Sight Words}

Be sure to find out all the details about each game by clicking the pictures above!

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