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Engaging Kids Using Zoom ToolsGames & Activities to use as Brain Breaks and/or Reward ActivitiesList of Games with a Short ExplanationPictionary - Zoom whiteboard with annotate - can use holiday themes, content, or just fun.Boggle - Zoom cameras off, change name to a letter - students find as many words as they can - can be random or you can pre-plan students and letters for content specific words.Would You Rather - pre-made Would You Rather free Google Slides found online/Create your own - use annotate tools OR use the poll option within Zoom.Memory - take a picture or find a picture online of random items of all one color or all math tools, etc. - show picture for 30 seconds - 1 min depending on age, then have students name as many as they can remember, can be done round robin as whole group or send to breakout room in Zoom to work as a team.I Spy - can use virtual backgrounds of locations and find items in virtual backgrounds or use regular background and find items/letters/colors, etc., in student backgrounds.Magic 11 - play in groups of 4 count 3- 2- 1 - Magic 11, then students hold up 1-5 on their hand - trying to reach 11, if they reach 11 then go to 12, 13, 14, etc.? Can use addition, multiplication, can try to get to any number you want.First Letter, Last Letter - play as students come into class, give one word then then next student has to say a word that begins with the last letter of the word previously said.Alphabet Challenge - play as students come into class, say a word that starts with each letter of the alphabet, can make it content related, theme, etc. Movement Games:Charades - class version of the game - google easy charade for kids for ideas - send kids ideas through the chat feature in Zoom.Freeze Dance - play music, have kids dance then when music stops, they freeze, you can also do with jumping jacks, skipping, hopping, etc.Simon Says - traditional version, you can also make this content specific, like making acute, right, obtuse angles or holiday themed.Detective - students volunteer to be the detective, then choose a leader through private chat.? Detective closes eyes or turns head while the leader starts the movement, then the rest of the class follows the actions of the leader, leader changes movement and the rest of the class follows. The detective tries to find out who is the leader.Hints to Remember:Any of the games can be played as single round or multiple rounds depending on time or purpose (brain break, Fun Friday, rewards, etc.).Any of the games can be content related, holiday or theme related, or just random/classic versions. ................
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