DIY File Folder Games-- My 8 Newest Creations...

I've been a tad absent because of setting up my classroom, going away for a few days, etc. Yet now I am back and ready to finish my classroom because I have purchased some new books to keep as mentor texts, a sophisticated, brown, leather-like seat for two for my classroom library (from Ross Dress for Less), organized a lot of materials, and made the file-folder games you see below. These are all ideas that popped into my mind, but it is not impossible the ideas have been used before. Let me explain each one for you. I used basic file folders (and better quality ones from Staples) as well as permanent markers and Mr. Sketch markers. That's all. 

Suffix Switch: For the vocabulary center to review suffixes, obviously. The Rules: Two teams start on any corner of the game board they desire. They roll one die, so they can only move up to 6 places at a time. As you can see, you can move diagonally, up, down, left,or right. When they land on a space, they come up with a word that has that suffix. They must record their answers so they do not use the same word multiple times. There are also stickers to cover the blue and green spaces after they are used. Each blue spot is 25 points. Each green spot is 50 points. Then each regular, uncolored spot is 10 points. When a team has a specified number of points, they have officially won. You can change the required number of points as the year progresses. Between 300-500 is a good number, but 1,000 is not impossible. 

Realm! is a generic gameboard. As you see, the places are numbered. Teams start in the blue realm and move out to the green, orange, purple, and red realms. One die suffices. The game ends at the 70th spot, though it can end early on the 57th spot. You can supply comprehension, vocabulary, or ANY questions for this game. 

The Spiral Twirl is a variation of Realm! You can use any questions. It moves outward from the center again. However, it needs two dice. There are over 90 spots to move through. 

Team Climb Competition is where two teams compete to get to the top. Again, you use one die. The start and end places are indicated. It can be used with any questions. 

I have to determine the rules of Suffix Stakes. I may color the places for different point indications again. Yet players can move up, down, left, or right when they roll. Like the other suffix game, players tell words that have that suffix. 

This game is just like Suffix Switch, but with prefixes and root words. Orange places are 25 points while blue places are 50 points. Regular places are 10 points. 

Olympic Swimmers is simple and can have up to four teams. Teams swim up one side and down the other. One die is needed. Any questions can be used. 

Last is Jewel Quest. Teams start playing from any of the four quarters. As you may notice, each place is marked a certain way. Come up with any questions and a goal for teams to reach to win again, like 300, 500, or 1,000 points, for example. 

So these are my newest creations. I like how many can be used with any sets of questions-- so they can be used multiple times.