I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".
I am passionate about educational learning games in all year groups including A level. Learning should be fun and games in lessons stimulate the students' motivation and engagement, their creativity and their team spirit. Games encourage discussions with one another and learning from each other. I hope my resources help students to be "game to learn".
6x Games and activities to revise all of SNAB Topic 4 (Biodiversity) of the Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel Course.
• Keyword cards
these cards can be used for an Articulate like game (students explain as many keywords as they can in 30 sec, others guess)
• Whole topic loop game
A challenging revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic
play in groups of 4-5, activity takes 15-25 min
• Topic 4 Card Game
fun activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic, students need to recognise images and think of keywords quickly
31 cards with 6 symbols each, play in groups of 3-4
• Topic 4 Tarsia
24 cards with 30 descriptions/images/keywords to match up.
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
• Topic 4 Keyword Game
• Topic 4 Keyword Image Game
These games are great for drawing connections between keywords and concepts of different subtopics.
8x Games and activities to revise all of SNAB Topic 6 (Infection, Immunity & Forensics) of the Salters-Nuffield AS/A2 Biology Edexcel Course.
• Keyword cards
We use these cards for an Articulate like game (students explain as many keywords as they can in 30 sec, others guess)
• Whole topic concept map
giant concept map (print A3) mapping out and connecting many of the concepts and keywords of the topic.
• Whole topic loop game
A challenging revision activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic
play in groups of 4-5, activity takes 15-25 min
• Topic 6 Card Game
fun activity to review keywords, images from the entire topic, students need to recognise images and think of keywords quickly
31 cards with 6 symbols each, play in groups of 3-4
• Topic 6 Tarsia
24 cards with 30 descriptions/images/keywords to match up.
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
• Topic 6 Keyword Game
• Topic 6 Keyword Image Game
These games are great for drawing connections between keywords and concepts of different subtopics.
• Topic 6 Crossword
Bundle with 5x activities on elements of the periodic able
Elements - Tarsia
Elements - Loop Game
Elements - Trumps Card Game
Elements - Bingo
Elements - quick and fun Card Game - spot the element that is the same on two cards and name it correctly
Great as fun starter or plenary activities
Bundle with 3x Games and activities on Topic of Crude Oil (including fractional distillation, uses of fractions, cracking etc)
• Card Sort
• Tarsia Puzzle
• Loop Game
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity
designed for Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) Chemistry course Topic 23, but also suitable for other exam boards.
2x Loop games on glassware and equipment used in chemistry lessons.
Loop Game 1: cards with equipment image and name; 18 cards per set
Loop Game 2: cards with equipment image and name or name and use of equipment, 36 cards per set
including cards with images, name and description of use.
Great as introduction to chemistry lessons or as starter/plenary activity
Tarsia puzzle on glassware and equipment used in chemistry lessons (name, image, description of use)
Great as starter / plenary or revision activity.
24 cards per set (with 30 keywords, definitions and structures to match up)
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
Card sort / memory game / matching triplets on glassware and equipment used in chemistry lessons.
56 cards per set including cards with images, name and description of use.
Great as introduction to chemistry lessons and as starter/plenary activity
Bundle with 8x games and activities on chemistry equipment and laboratory glassware
Loop Game simple (images and names)
Loop Game large (images, names and descriptions of use)
Card sort / memory game (images, names and descriptions of use)
Tarsia puzzle (images, names and descriptions of use)
Fast and fun card game (one 1 symbol per card is the same - who is the first to spot it?)
Crossword puzzle
Hidden Pictures activity
Bingo
Tarsia puzzle on mole and mole calculations
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity
Print (on A3 for larger triangles). Cut up triangles, shuffle and let students put the hexagon together by matching triangle sides (calculations and solutions)
Designed for Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) Chemistry course Topic 5, but also suitable for other exam boards.
A quick (10 min) starter / assessment activity with 12 questions (19 marks) to test vocabulary and understanding of the cell cycle and its steps (including G1 phase, S phase, G2 phase, mitosis, etc)
Includes feedback box and Mark scheme.
Designed for Edexcel SNAB Biology Topic 3 (Voice of the Genome) but also suitable for other exam boards
Tarsia puzzle on gametes (Structure, function, adaptations, interesting facts)
Great as starter / plenary or revision activity.
24 cards per set (with 30 keywords, definitions and structures to match up)
Print on A3 for larger triangles.
Designed for SNAB Biology Topic 3 (Voice of the Genome) but also suitable for other exam boards
Digital Loop Card sort on the steps of meiosis
42 cards
can be done by students on computer / iPad using the Powerpoint or Keynote App without the need for printing (Open file in Powerpoint in Normal View mode and move around cards)
Great as starter, plenary or revision activity during homeschooling or online teaching
Fun card game on Chemistry symbols. 54 cards with 8 symbols. square cards (easier to chop up)
Cards are distributed between players. One card is placed in the middle. Players hold their cards as a pile with the top card showing symbols. The player who can first find the matching symbol between his top card and the card in the middle calls out that symbol and places his top card in the middle. Now the matching symbol of that card with the players’ top cards has to be found. The player who manages to get rid of all his cards first is the winner.
Print, laminate, cut up, play!
Great as starter plenary or revision activity.
3x fun card games
Cards are distributed between players. One card is placed in the middle. Players hold their cards as a pile with the top card showing symbols. The player who can first find the matching symbol between his top card and the card in the middle calls out that symbol and places his top card in the middle. Now the matching symbol of that card with the players’ top cards has to be found. The player who manages to get rid of all his cards first is the winner.
Biology card game - 55 cards, 8 symbols per card
Chemistry card game - 55 cards, 8 symbols per card
Physics card game - 31 cards, 6 symbols per card
Fun card game with Physics and Astronomy symbols
30 cards, 6 symbols per card
Cards are distributed between players. One card is placed in the middle. Players hold their cards as a pile with the top card showing symbols. The player who can first find the matching symbol between his top card and the card in the middle calls out that symbol and places his top card in the middle. Now the matching symbol of that card with the players’ top cards has to be found. The player who manages to get rid of all his cards first is the winner.
A fun but also very challenging card game. Find not only a matching number but also matching products (e.g. 24, 6x4 and 8x3 go together).
43 cards per set
Cards are distributed between players. One card is placed in the middle. Players hold their cards as a pile with the top card showing symbols. The player who can first find the matching symbol between his top card and the card in the middle calls out that symbol and places his top card in the middle. Now the matching symbol of that card with the players’ top cards has to be found. The player who manages to get rid of all his cards first is the winner.
Telling the time - card sort/match activity
Can also be played as a matching pair game.
96 cards in total (for each hour there’s a card set for full hour, half past, quarter past, quarter to)