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Classroom Review Games

A good review game keeps every student thinking on every question, not just the one who raises their hand fastest. These formats work with any set of questions, so you can reuse them all year.

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20 Questions

The class asks up to 20 yes-or-no questions to figure out a secret person, place or thing.

  • ⏱ 5–15 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
  • ✏️ No prep
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Around the World

Two students race to answer a flash card.

  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–8
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Board Relay Race

Teams line up and take turns running to the board to answer one step of a problem, then hand the marker to the next teammate.

  • ⏱ 15–25 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
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Buzz

Students count around the room but say "Buzz" instead of any multiple of a chosen number.

  • ⏱ 5–10 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–8
  • ✏️ No prep
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Candy Corn Estimation Jar

Students estimate how many candies are in a jar, explain their strategy, then count together.

  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–8
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Categories

Pick a letter and a list of categories.

  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
  • ✏️ No prep
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Charades

Students act out a word or phrase without speaking while their team guesses.

  • ⏱ 10–30 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–12
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Classroom Bingo

Students mark answers on a bingo card as you read clues.

  • ⏱ 15–30 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–12
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Classroom Boggle

Students find as many words as possible in a grid of letters.

  • ⏱ 5–15 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
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Classroom Escape Room

Teams solve a chain of puzzles built from your unit content to unlock the final "lock" before time runs out.

  • ⏱ 30–50 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
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Classroom Scavenger Hunt

Students search the room for hidden clues or items, answering questions to unlock the next clue.

  • ⏱ 20–45 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–12
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Classroom Taboo

A student describes a vocabulary word to their team without saying the word or any of the "taboo" words listed on the card.

  • ⏱ 15–30 min
  • πŸŽ“ 6–12
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Connect Four Review

Two teams answer questions to drop a colored token into a grid on the board.

  • ⏱ 15–25 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
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Fact or Fiction

Teams hear surprising statements and decide whether each one is fact or fiction.

  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
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Fly Swatter

Two students race to swat the correct answer on the board with a fly swatter.

  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–8
Brain breaks

Four Corners

Students tiptoe to one of four labeled corners while a caller with eyes closed picks a corner.

  • ⏱ 5–15 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–8
  • ✏️ No prep
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Hangman

Students guess letters to reveal a hidden word before the drawing is complete.

  • ⏱ 5–15 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–12
  • ✏️ No prep
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Hot Potato Review

Students pass an object around while music plays.

  • ⏱ 10–15 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–8
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Hot Seat

One student sits with their back to the board while teammates describe the word written behind them.

  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
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Jenga Review

Color-code Jenga blocks to question cards.

  • ⏱ 15–30 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
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Jeopardy Review Game

A quiz-show board of categories and point values where teams pick a square and answer the question behind it.

  • ⏱ 30–50 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
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Math Baseball

Teams "bat" by answering questions: easy for a single, harder for a double, hardest for a home run.

  • ⏱ 20–40 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
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Math War

Pairs flip playing cards and race to add or multiply them.

  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–8
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Memory Match

Students flip cards two at a time to find matching pairs, such as a word and its definition.

  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–8
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Mystery Bag

A student feels an object inside a bag without looking and describes it while classmates guess.

  • ⏱ 10–15 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–5
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Odd One Out

Show four words, numbers or pictures and ask students which one does not belong and why.

  • ⏱ 5–15 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–12
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Pass the Present

A gift wrapped in many layers is passed around while music plays.

  • ⏱ 15–25 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–8
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Pictionary

One student draws a word on the board while their team guesses it before time runs out.

  • ⏱ 10–30 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–12
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Pumpkin Pass

A Halloween twist on hot potato: pass a small pumpkin around the circle while music plays, and whoever holds it when the music stops answers a question.

  • ⏱ 10–15 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–5
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Quiz Quiz Trade

Each student holds a question card, quizzes a partner, gets quizzed back, then trades cards and finds a new partner.

  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
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Snowball Fight

Students write an answer or question on paper, crumple it up and throw it across the room.

  • ⏱ 10–15 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
  • ✏️ No prep
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Sparkle

Students spell a word aloud one letter at a time around the circle.

  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–8
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Spelling Bee

Students take turns spelling words aloud.

  • ⏱ 15–30 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–8
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Stand Up, Sit Down

Read a statement.

  • ⏱ 5–10 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–12
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Tic-Tac-Toe Review

Two teams play tic-tac-toe on the board, but must answer a question correctly to place their X or O.

  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • πŸŽ“ K–12
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Trashketball

Teams answer review questions, and every correct answer earns a shot at the trash can for bonus points.

  • ⏱ 20–45 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
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Who Am I?

A student holds a card to their forehead without seeing it and asks yes-or-no questions to figure out which person, animal or term they are.

  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
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Whole-Class Quiz Show

Run a quiz show with mini whiteboards: every student answers every question at the same time, so nobody sits out.

  • ⏱ 15–30 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12
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Word Scramble

Teams race to unscramble vocabulary words.

  • ⏱ 5–15 min
  • πŸŽ“ 3–12

Quick picks

Top 5 to try first

  1. ❓ 20 QuestionsThe class asks up to 20 yes-or-no questions to figure out a secret person, place or thing.
  2. 🌍 Around the WorldTwo students race to answer a flash card.
  3. πŸƒ Board Relay RaceTeams line up and take turns running to the board to answer one step of a problem, then hand the marker to the next teammate.
  4. πŸ”” BuzzStudents count around the room but say "Buzz" instead of any multiple of a chosen number.
  5. 🍬 Candy Corn Estimation JarStudents estimate how many candies are in a jar, explain their strategy, then count together.

Play online

Online review games games for the board

Quiz ShowKahoot-style questions with colors, a countdown and team points. No student devices.β–Ά Play nowTic Tac Toe ReviewAnswer a question to claim the square. Red X vs Blue O.β–Ά Play nowMemory MatchFlip two cards, find the pair. Words, facts or translations.β–Ά Play nowGuess the WordWordle with your own spelling words, hints and team turns.β–Ά Play nowMystery PictureAnswer questions to remove tiles. First team to guess the picture wins.β–Ά Play nowPass the BombA hidden random fuse, a challenge and a ball to pass. Boom!β–Ά Play nowWould You Rather VoteBig A vs B choices, count the votes, reveal the result.β–Ά Play nowWord ScrambleUnscramble the letters before the timer runs out.β–Ά Play now

Board tools

Free tools for these games

Classroom TimerBig full-screen countdown with presets and an alarm.Open tool β†’Random Name PickerPaste your class list and pick students fairly.Open tool β†’Random Team GeneratorSplit the class into random groups in one click.Open tool β†’Classroom ScoreboardKeep team scores on the board for any game.Open tool β†’Jeopardy Review Game MakerBuild a quiz-show review board and play it on the board.Open tool β†’Hangman for the ClassroomPlay hangman on the board with your own words.Open tool β†’Bingo Card GeneratorMake printable bingo cards from any word list.Open tool β†’

Questions teachers ask

Frequently asked questions

What is the best review game for a test?

Trashketball and Jeopardy are the most popular. For maximum participation, have every team answer every question on whiteboards.

How do I run a review game without devices?

Use mini whiteboards, a projected scoreboard and a timer. The Whole-Class Quiz Show and Quiz Quiz Trade need no devices at all.

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