I am a huge fan of well-designed activities that are versatile enough to be adapted across units, levels, and languages as a way of reducing my workload while still creating a challenging learning environment for students.
Cupside Down is one of those activities and we just played it for the first time yesterday. I learned about the game from Carrie Toth at Somewhere to Share–find the explainer & directions here.
Preparation took me about 20 minutes total: about 10 minutes writing questions and another 10 creating a slide deck to introduce the game to students. Next time will be less because the slides are already done :). I already had the other necessary materials: about 20 cups per team (a different color for each team) from Dollar Tree, whiteboards, markers, and erasers. That’s it!
You can get a copy of the slides I used at the link below. You will still need Carrie’s instructions to accompany them and the combination made explaining it to students smooth and easy.
Students reacted enthusiastically and positively to the game which required no tech and challenged them to work in teams to review content. Give it a try! It’s an easy one to add to your repertoire!
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