PAT Bank

Chalkboard Relays (Grades 4-12)

Subject:

Any

Objective:

Fast recal and categorizing in the subject area.

Materials and Preparation:

Chalkboard space, chalk, categories

Student Grouping:

4 equal teams

The Play:

1. Four different categories are written on the board (example: noun, verb, adjective, adverb).

2. The teams are lined up across from the chalkboard.

3. At a given signal, the first student in each line writes one word under the team’s category title. He or she then hands the chalk to the next student in line and is seated.

4. The next student writes a word in the same manner and the race continues until a line is completely seated.

5. The scores are tallied and the teams rotate and line up in front of the category to their right.

6. The play continues until each team has a chance against each category. Words may not be repeated.

Scoring:

First team seated – 100 points

Second team seated – 90 points

Third team seated – 80 points

Fourth team seated – 70 points

Plus 10 points per correct word

Comments or Variations:

Math Relays: Students race to list multiples of a number.

Foreign Language Relays: Students race with parts of speech or words that begin with a certain letter.

Science Relays: Students race to list items of such categories as plants, minerals, insects, etc.

Social Science Relays: Students race to list items of such categories as famous places, rivers, mountains, cities, etc.

Reading Relays: Students race to list items of such categories as starting sounds, prefixes, suffixes, compound words, etc.