✨Your Smarticles✨: Distance Learning: Video Conferencing Suggestions

As distance teaching has become the norm, I've noticed that students are clamoring for interaction, engagement and connection with each other AND with me. A good portion of my distance teaching strategy hasn't been the 'assign them work and then check if they did it' strategy. Just like inside the classroom, relationships come first. To help maintain and foster classroom community with my students, I've adopted a strategy of morning meetings twice a week that are about sharing, connecting and spending a little 'fun' time together. If you're looking for some ideas, here are 7 8 games that I've played with my students that genuinely helped foster that connection we ALL need right now.

Below is a description of each game, and a link to download your FREE copy!!

The "What's Missing" Game

The whats missing game is a google slide with an underwater image on it. Each item in the image is editable. You reveal the scene and students can study it. You then hide the scene and delete an item. Students have to figure out what's missing!

The "Close Up Image" Game

The Close Up game is just that, students are provided a close up image of an item and they see if they can guess what the item is! There are DOZENS of images in this slide deck for you to share!!

Scattergories

This game is SO much fun! A digital randomize generates a letter and a category and students try to come up with the most unique items suitable to a specific category and letter.

Snake

This game is a game of luck and a 'little' bit of skill. Students avoid getting "Snaked" during a 5 round challenge of dice rolls.

Distance Learning Game for Video Conferences

Parachute Game

This game is a slightly more positive spin on the age old "hangman" game. Students work as a group to see if they can identify the missing word BEFORE all of the parachute cords run out!