SLP Speech Gems: How to ENERGIZE Your Therapy with QUICK AMAZING QUIZ GAMES

Do you struggle to find fun and exciting games for your older students? Does the academic nature of their goals make it harder? Introducing quiz games can tackle academic goals and still be a lot of fun.

One of my students favorite activity is a Quiz Game that

uses a pocket chart, index cards and cut up classroom worksheets. I start by collecting worksheets from the classroom teachers that address vocabulary, morphology and syntax. I cut up the worksheets and store them in a container. Then I write the point values (100, 200, 300, 400, and 500) on index cards. I put the questions in the pocket chart and cover them with the index cards. My students take turns selecting a point value and answering the questions. At the end, we add up the points to see who our winner is. This game can also be played in teams. I have used commercial articulation and language decks instead of worksheet questions. For some of my mixed groups I put articulation cards and language questions behind the point values. The kids love it. They get to go to the chart, make their selection and they have a lot of fun.

Quiz Game

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Another twist on this game is to play Three in a Row. I start by drawing a grid with 25 squares on my white board. Then I tack up the questions or commercial cards. The students are trying to get as many three in a row combinations as possible. They select a question, answer it, remove it from the board and then write their name in the square. When they get three in a row they circle it. At the end the student or group with the most three in a row combinations is the grand winner. They love use the white board and it can be used with almost any articulation or language target.

One final quiz game that my students beg to play is KABOOM! On tongue depressors I write vocabulary words, idioms, sentence combining questions, categories and articulation words. Any questions can be written on them. I have color coded them, so I can use them when students have different goals. The students know what color they can select. I like to put the sticks in a container of beans and macaroni (so no one can see what is on the stick) and then I set a timer for 5-7 minutes. Each student takes a turn selecting a stick. If it has a question they answer it and keep the stick. If they pull a KABOOM stick they put all their sticks back in the container and play continues. When the timer goes off we count the sticks and whoever has the most is the winner. Then we play again. The timer lets their be multiple winners and adds a level of excitement to the game.

These quiz games turn academic tasks into a fun and exciting session. When my older students walk in the room and see them set up I can see the excitement on their faces. What do you do to engage your older student?

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