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  What it is:  Statetris brings one of my all time favorite Nintendo games into the education realm.  Statetris mixes aspects of the game Tetris and geography.  Instead of positioning typical Tetris blocks, students position states or countries to their proper location.  There are 3 levels to play Statetris.  The easiest level gives students the shape and name of the state or country.  The medium level gives the students the state or country that rotates with the name of the state or country.  The hardest level gives students the sate or country rotating without a label.  The medium and hard levels can be very difficult because you get a state or country that isn’t straight up and down but may be rotated. Students can play Statetris with a map of the United States, Africa, Brazil, China, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, and UK.   How to integrate Statetris into the classroom:  Statetris is a great place for students to learn and practice geography.  The familiar game platform is popular with students and will be a fun way to memorize geography locations.  This is the perfect place for students to study before a geography test.   Tips:  Save this site in your bookmark bar for easy access.  This is a great site for kids to visit when they complete work early and are looking for extension activities.    Please leave a comment and share how you are using Statetris in your classroom.  

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iboard: Treasure Hunt

Posted by admin | Posted in Fun & Games, Interactive Whiteboard, Math, Primary Elementary, Secondary Elementary, Websites | Posted on 22-12-2009

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What it is: Treasure Hunt is an interactive game where students practice following directions to coordinates on a grid.  Students are given a set of directions that they must follow to find a hidden treasure.  Directions are in the format of left, right, up, and down.


How to integrate Treasure Hunt into the classroom: Treasure Hunt gives students a platform to practice direction.  Students are given directions such as take 3 steps right, take 1 step down, take 4 steps left, dig.  If students have followed the directions correctly, they will reveal a hidden treasure.  Use Treasure Hunt for a whole class game.   Split students into two teams.  Have each team form a line at the interactive whiteboard.  Team one sends up their first player to follow the first direction, then the next player on team one takes a turn, etc.  If they correctly follow directions and dig up a treasure their team receives a point.  Repeat with team two.  Students could also practice coordinates at a math center on the classroom computers.


Tips: iboard has a variety of activities for the interactive whiteboard that can be purchased.  Treasure Hunt is one of their freebie samples.


Leave a comment and share how you are using iboard: Treasure Hunt in your classroom.

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