End of the Year Review Project | Create Your Own Board Game

As the school year draws to a close, it can be difficult to keep your students engaged and enthusiastic. This resource, the I Remember That! - An End of the Year Create Your Own Board Game Review Project helps do just that.

NOTE: A companion resource perfect for distance learning has been created. Check it out here:

Make Your Own Digital Board Game for Use with Google Slides/Classroom(TM)

This PDF resource allows students to work in groups, while reviewing the year's content, to:

• learn about different types of board games
• choose a curriculum topic previously studied in class
• decide upon which game templates best suit their topics
• create appealing board games, using suitable colors, spacing & other elements of design
• write clear and concise game instructions
• create appropriate questions (and answers) for their games, based on knowledge gained throughout the school year
• assemble their board games, including appropriate materials such as dice or tokens
• learn about different advertising techniques
• create print advertisements to persuade other students to play their games
• play each other's games!

The resource, which has been created for students in Grades 4-6, includes:

• 11 days of lesson plans
• photographs of a completed board game
• blackline planning masters
• 16 game templates
• 11 spinner templates
• 4 types of sheet of game card templates
• money ($1, $5, $10, and $20 bills)
• Board Game Rubric