Corners!

One of my favorite (and the students' too!) games is a game developed by the cooperative gurus Kagan and Kagan called Corners. 

It is simple.

You give the kids a response board and a multiple choice question. I post the question on the ELMO so everyone can see.

Give the kids a few seconds to read and think about the question, then a few seconds to respond by writing on their white boards. Next the kids stand by their seat, and finally they go to a corner of the room. The corners are labeled A, B, C, and D. If they get their answer correct, they give themselves a point.

They love it for the fun factor; I love it for the informal assessment that both of us get. I can tell right away if a student is not getting a concept and remediate if necessary. They can tell if they really don't know something as well and know that they have to study or get extra help. Win-Win!!!

This is a picture of us using the corners game with a math review. (The picture is dark because we were using the ELMO and had the lights in the room off.)

We also use it for opinion based questions. The students go to a corner with a statement they believe in, and then defend it with reasons. Sometimes they are convincing enough that they change their classmate's minds.

​So fun!