Jack-O-Lantern Bean Bag Toss Review Game

Hi Everyone, I want to share a game that my students love to play. It is the Jack-O-Lantern Bean Bag Toss Review Game. First, I make flashcards with the review concepts that I want to teach. Then I purchase an inexpensive Jack-O-Lantern candy bucket and a bean bag. I actually made my bean bag with a little material and beans.

Next,I review the flashcards I made with the students. I encourage students to speak in complete sentences. Of course, I strive to ask rigorous questions, too.

The next step is to divide the students into two teams. I allow them to work cooperatively together to get points for their team. I write, "Bats" and "Cats", on the board for the team names and make a T-Chart. I remind students of how we keep tally marks in order to keep score. I have an ending time set, and the team that has the most points at that time wins. I ask a question from a member of the Bat team first. If the student answers correctly, then he/she gets a chance to toss the bean bag into the pumpkin. This student stands behind a piece of tape that I have taped to the floor for a line. Kindergarten and First graders only stand about two feet from the pumpkin. Then I have another piece of tape for the older students. It is about four to five feet from the pumpkin. I also have an X made of tape on the floor to place the bucket. If the bean bag lands inside the pumpkin, then the Bat team gets a point. I repeat these steps with the Cat team. Older students can run the game themselves, and I facilitate. The goal of the game is to review concepts and have fun!