The Best Review Game for Any Class

I tend to avoid games in math class because they usually just reward the kids who can think the fastest. Trashketball is a little different.
Kids are in teams of 2-3, a question is posed, and students work together to answer it. Only one person can write on the dry erase board per question. Students who answer correctly, get a chance to shoot a trashket (wadded up paper into the garbage). Different distances from the garbage are worth different points. Next question is a different person writing on the dry erase board and the game continues.
I got this idea from Jennifer Gonzalez at the Cult of Pedagogy - www.cultofpeda...
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[@brendancunningham2376]

My students loved trasketball throughout the year. Definitely one of the most engaging review games we play. Awesome video

[@gibsonedu]

Always a winner 🗑️

[@stacyr4768]

It seems fun however not fair for the non athletic students

[@GodLovesYou531]

I have been playing my own version of Trashketball, non academic, for years now, so it’s fun seeing other approaches to the game.

[@gibsonedu]

Right on! It's fun just to throw things.

[@Prathers_FCS]

Thanks Thom! Happy New Year to you and your family. I was simply googling how to play this game so I could play tomorrow in class. And guess who's mug on a video popped up!!! Hope you are well. I know these kiddos miss you!

[@gibsonedu]

Ha! Hopefully this video helped :D Let me know how it goes :)

[@Shawn_20238]

Nearly 5 years after graduating high school, I am still an active Trashketball Player lol

[@gibsonedu]

🗑️

[@Mr.random_man]

Thank you for my elementary childhood

[@marcwyant1217]

I plan on using trashketball in my ELA classroom tomorrow. Students are going to be using printout ABCD cards to answer multiple choice question taks cards on the board. I will select one student at random who gets it correct to throw a rubber ball into the metal bin. If they land, they get an extra credit point towards the quiz. I will select one student to be the point keeper and one kid to distribute and pick up basketballs.

[@gibsonedu]

How did it go Marc?

[@angielong6189]

This is great. Looking forward to trying this next week. Thanks for the video so I could see it actually being played. How great are these kids, btw??? :). They obviously adore you.

[@gibsonedu]

Thanks Angie! Let me know how it goes 😃 And yes, the kids in the video were great!

[@watvid1]

Definitely trying this out

[@gibsonedu]

How did it go watvid1?

[@Splizzyfr]

MY SCHOOL DOES THIS

[@gibsonedu]

Nice!

[@SpartanXDA]

Genius

[@gibsonedu]

Who knew garbage and dry erase board could be such a hit.

[@Sam-qb4lq]

What grade do you teach?

[@gibsonedu]

I taught mostly 6-7th.

[@adammahmoud5163]

I wish this happens more often schools and hey thom

[@gibsonedu]

HeyHey AdamAdam! Yeah I didn't learn about the game until this year and have been doing it for each test review since.

[@lilac624]

you are handsome

[@gibsonedu]

Thank you!