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"Survivor in 8th grade Math Class"
First, I chose groups - based on ability level. Last year, they were in groups of 4, this year they are in groups of 3.

Then, I chose sample EOG questions from a review type workbook. I just typed in the page and question number of the problem I wanted the students to work.

They would work the problem in their group (showing all work on their notebook paper). When the group agrees on an answer, they type it into the Quizdom remote. The remote is set on immediate feedback - the students know immediately if they missed the problem.

The group that answers first will get the most points. If the group misses the problem, they get 300 points deducted from their score - the Quizdom set keeps all score!

Once every group has answered, I go over the problem and the answer. Then we move to the next question.

When we have worked through 25+ questions, I end the game. The group that has the most points wins immunity on the quiz. This means they get a 100% for the next day's quiz. I still expect them to take it and do their best anyway. I place the tribe name and students names on the bulletin board outside my classroom.

The bottom two groups they get to vote a person "off their island" (out of their group). They get to write down the name of the person that did the least amount of work in the group. The remaining two people will choose a person from any other group in the class to join their "tribe".

All papers are taken up - each student must have work for each problem that we did in order to get a participation grade of a 100%

This game keeps the class entertained and the groups are constantly changing based on the students' choices. I use music with this game: ex. "Hey, Hey, Hey, Goodbye" (when they get kicked out of their tribe, Survivor Theme song (when they start a new game), etc ...

The next day, I give the students a quiz (individual) on the material we covered for the last 2 days. This holds the students accountable for the information that was covered.

When the quiz is complete, we begin a new Survivor Game.