End of the semester means it's time for review, review, review! These days can get, well....boring. I try and mix it up with lots of games and movement to keep students engaged and finishing strong! I tried a new review game I learned form a co-worker, and it was a huge hit! The game is called Heartbreaker.
Here's how it works.
Have your students get into partners (or assign them partners) and have them come to the board and write their names with 3 heart below them, like this:
Next, have a place set up in the classroom with lots of task cards for whatever topic you're wanting to review. (Click here to grab my factoring trinomials task cards for free!) I used a table at the front of the room and had 36 cards. Make sure to have an answer key to all 36 cards!
Start by giving every group a card and an answer recording sheet (grab the free printable of my answer sheet posted at the end of this blog!) Then let them start solving!
As they finish the problem, they come to the front of the classroom where you are, check their answer, and if they are right they get to erase any heart on the board. Then they leave their first card on the table, grab another card, and head back to their seat.
This continues until there is only 1 heart left on the board, and that team wins! When a partner-pair has all 3 of their hearts eased, they can not win, but they can keep solving problems to get others out and erase their hearts. At any point, feel free to add a heart or two to each group to make the game last longer if needed! Be prepared for those who were already out to cheer, and those who were still in to scream, lol! It's a lot of fun and gets the students working hard, fast, and moving around the classroom. Give Heartbreaker a try during these last few weeks of school, and I hope you and your students enjoy!
**My answer recording sheet has space for 18 problems to be solved during the game, however there will be a range of how many each partner-pair solves during the game. I have sometimes made a requirement of a minimum of 10 problems solved, and some pairs have to continue the practice for a few minutes even after the game has finished.
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