Vocabulary Review Game: SNAKE!

Finding a review game that works can be challenging.

If you’re lucky they can be effective, but others, though engaging, may not be a strong review of the material.

I needed something driven by content that was highly engaging for my students to help review for our vocabulary assessments.

So I came up with SNAKE!

Using music and collaboration, I have been able to effectively engage students in their own reviews of material!

Here’s how it works:  

1. Students are seated like a giant snake, in an S shape.
2. Each students has a Terms to Study card where they can record terms they are confused about or need to study that night (at the end of the activity, I have students staple it into their planners)
3. Play the MUSIC! DO NOT SKIP THIS!  It’s all about the music!  And our class favorite has been linked below!
4. Starting with the student on one end, pass the vocabulary terms you’ve written ahead of time on the Snake cards
5. Students self-reflect: if they know they word, they pass it down the snake; if not, they record the term on their study sheet
6. When the teacher decides, shout SNAKE!  and STOP THE MUSIC!
7. Here’s where you have some options.
1. Starting with the student furthest away, each child reads their term and defines it to the class
2. Or have the students turn and tell the definition of the term to their partner
8. Continue rotating and playing the music until the snake has ended
9. REPEAT until students have a solid understanding of the terms!

My students LOVE playing Snake and really enjoy the review!

Feel free to visit my TeacherPayTeachers store to download the FREE templates and instructions to use in your classroom!

Happy Teaching!

iMrsHughes