Monday, February 19, 2018

Classroom Toilet Trouble


I love to play games and I love to incorporate them into my lessons.  Games are a great way to engage students! 


Toilet Trouble is a new popular game that can be used to bring laughter and increase student engagement in your classroom!  Don’t miss this opportunity to utilize a new game to perk up a review session or help your students to get to know each other!  Check out how to incorporate this game into your curriculum.


1. Toilet Trouble Test Review. Students take turns, when it is the players turn he/she spins the toilet paper, then the player is asked a question from a review sheet, if he/she gets it correct they get to avoid flushing the toilet, if he/she gets the question wrong they must flush the toilet the number of times indicated from their spin. Keep playing until all questions have been answered. 


**Students play in groups of no more than 4



2. Bathroom Break Review. With a few minutes left in class or during a lesson, ask for student volunteers. Students who come forward will spin the toilet paper. If a student’s spins a 1 they must summarize one thing they have learned. Spin a 2 and the student must flush twice. Spin a 3 and win a prize! This is a fun way to end class, an exit ticket plus game = fun lesson!

**Can also be played at the end of the class using review questions, answer the question correctly or flush!




3. Flushing Friends! Put students into groups of 4 to 5 and provide each group with a 20 Questions about YOU handout, taking turns each student spins the toilet paper, on his/her turn they must answer the number of questions (1 or 2) spun, student spins a 3 and they have to flush!



4. Toilet Team 'Flushdown'. Divide the class into 2 teams. Each team will send a person to the front of the room. The teacher will then spin the toilet paper, and ask the two students a question. The first student to answer the question correctly will earn a point for their team. The other student (team) must flush as many times as what was previously rolled by the teacher. If the student is the recipient of a ‘flush’ their team also loses a point!


Popular holiday games such as Toilet Trouble can often be found a few months later on the shelves of local thrift stores or at yard sales for a minimal cost. Adding this game to your classroom will bring a lot of laughter, fun review, and creativity to your lessons!

What ideas do you have for using Toilet Trouble in the classroom?

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