Games, Quizzes and Puzzles
Reviewed: January 2008
This page has been kept for reference.
It will no longer be updated by ICVET.
This topic contains an assortment of URLs that will take you to games to use for learning in the classroom, quizzes and puzzles you can make or adapt for your students and icebreakers galore.
Websites
Break the Ice
Some good ideas here from the Honolulu Community College. They’re suitable for both young and mature aged students.
Get them talking
These ideas are good for getting a group talking. I just hope you have some ideas for getting them to stop!
Topic Lead-Ins
Here are some ideas to help you lead into the day’s topic in a fun way.
Icebreakers
Here are some ideas for helping a new group get to know each other. I would think these are most suitable for young persons who are going to be in the same class for quite a while.
Games and Icebreakers – a critique
Many trainers and teachers tend to assume that icebreakers and training games are loved by all. This article presents a clear argument for thinking carefully about the use of games and icebreakers in the adult education field. If you are a chronic game-player, read this!
Puzzles and Brain Games
Beyond The Black Stump's directory of the best sites to get your brain into gear and give it a workout! This is a portal to a wide range of sites that provide an even wider range of puzzles, quizzes and brain teasers.
Quandary
Quandary is an application for creating Web-based Action Mazes. In an Action Maze the user is presented with a situation and a number of choices for a course of action to deal with it. On choosing one of the options, the resulting situation is then presented, again with a set of options. Working through this branching tree is like negotiating a maze, hence the name. Action Maze is shareware and a limited version of the program is available free. The site also contains examples of action mazes – the one on first aid being a great example of an educational application.