JEOPARDY
This is our very low tech version of Jeopardy!- I would love to get a big pocket chart to make it fancier, but the boys don't seem to care. :) We have done this twice now- once for Discovering America and once for our Solar System. The boys love it!! The numbers on the board indicate minutes awarded to a given question (the boys play for Webkins or Lego Universe minutes on the computer). I used this flashcard maker to create the cards that go with the game (not needed, but makes the game feel official)- I made 5 questions for each category (5 categories). Even though there is a large age span between the boys (11, 9, 6), they all participate- James (6) knows that he can get an "easier" card by going for a lower number, but occasionally he pulls off a high point card. For the most part, he earns just a few minutes less than his brothers. We don't play to beat each other to the answer- each player chooses his category and the number of minutes he wants to play for- I...