Games and quizzes

Whether you're looking for games and quizzes to help keep your class engaged in the final few days of term, or you're looking for ideas to use at the end of a topic before starting a new one, we've selected some fun resources that you can use with primary and secondary students.

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EYFS and primary resources

Dingbats - Brain Teasers
CJB94

Dingbats - Brain Teasers

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Pupils love these and a great way squeeze in some lateral thinking. Each square contains a word or phrase with visual clues as to what it is. The number of letters in each word of the phrase is contained underneath- this can be revealed as a clue once the children have had time to try and guess with...
Musical Treasure Hunt     A Fun Classroom Game
themusicalme

Musical Treasure Hunt A Fun Classroom Game

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Ahoy mateys! Are you ready to try this musical treasure hunt with your class? The game is simple - hide the posters throughout the classroom and give your class the instructions, who can find the treasure the fastest?
Pointless Maths - bumper edition!
sessa1

Pointless Maths - bumper edition!

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A PowerPoint based on the BBC Pointless game. Topics covered include: angles, 2D shapes, 3D shapes, fractions, decimals, percentages, time, ratio & proportion, Roman numerals, factors, number sequences, algebra, rounding, data handling, area, perimeter, volume, symmetry, nets for 3D shapes, plac...
Morning activities - BOGGLE!
Sophie Bartlett

Morning activities - BOGGLE!

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26 slides of 9 letter words for children to unscramble - probably more suited to upper KS2 and KS3. (On the slides, RT = raffle tickets - obviously this can be edited out.) I use these in our 20 minute morning registration slot to keep the children occupied. (For your information, each 9 letter w...
SUMMER DOBBLE
Olynj

SUMMER DOBBLE

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SUMMER D O B B L E - This is a quick and funny game which is irreplaceable while learning and reviewing summer vocabulary in a fun and engaging way. As there are no words on cards you can play this game in different languages. It develops visual perception, attentiveness and reaction. It's also a gr...
End of Term Quiz
Goodeyedeers

End of Term Quiz

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A great quiz to end the term or school year. Suitable for KS2 and lower KS3 children. This attractive PowerPoint contains five rounds in all, each round has ten questions. There are four possible answers to each question. Each round of questions is followed by the answers so that teams can swap a...
Boggle puzzle
mrshopehistory

Boggle puzzle

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This resource includes 20 different 3x3 Boggle puzzles, one per Powerpoint slide with instructions for students on how to play and how to earn points as well as some suggested solutions for teachers underneath each slide (viewable when not in present mode). This activity is perfect to use as either...

Secondary resources

Landmarks Picture Quiz - answers in description
Lydia Deane

Landmarks Picture Quiz - answers in description

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15 picture round questions 1. India (Taj Mahal) 2. France (Eiffel Tower) 3. China (The Great Wall of China) 4. Australia (Sydney Opera House) 5. England (Stonehenge) 6. Egypt (The Great Pyramids) 7. France (Notre Dame) 8. Greece (The Parthenon) 9. Italy (The Coliseum) 10. Russia (St Basil s Cathe...
End of year quiz 2024
mrshopehistory

End of year quiz 2024

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Celebrate the end of the school year this summer with your secondary students with this 60x question End of term quiz for 2024. With general knowledge, summer and desitination themes - this 6 round quiz comes complete with answers and with a winners certificate template. This resource is 60 question...
A to Z of Maths - End of Term Quiz
MathsScott

A to Z of Maths - End of Term Quiz

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This A to Z of Maths quiz is an excellent end-of-term activity to use with your class. There are 26 questions, each answer begins with the corresponding letter of the alphabet. E.g. The answer to Question 1 starts with an A. I have used this quiz with students in high school (Year 7 to 12). The a...
History Escape Room
EC_Resources_EXTRA

History Escape Room

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A brand new, fun and educational escape room, centred around ancient Egypt and the mysterious disappearance of a missing artifact. Work against the clock to solve the mystery before the dawn of the winter solstace, practicing history skills, critical thinking skills, teamwork and much more. Created...
Science Quiz
PROJECT_science

Science Quiz

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A Jeopardy style general science quiz. The 27 slide PowerPoint quiz is fully editable. **Categories included:** 1. biology 2. chemistry 3. physics 4. geology 5. astronomy **How to play:** 1. Have a student or group select a category, for example 'biology' and then an amount, for example '100'....
Computer Science Murder Mystery Activity
Nichola Wilkin

Computer Science Murder Mystery Activity

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Looking for a different style of GCSE computer science revision lesson? Want a fun, interactive, team-based challenge for the end of term for your KS3 computing classes? This activity is just what you are looking for. Easily adapted to be used for KS3 and GCSE classes, this computer science murde...
Poetry Terms Colour by Number
WordyWitterings

Poetry Terms Colour by Number

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Suitable for KS3 or KS4, this colour by number sheet asks pupils to read the definition and select the correct poetry term. Great end-of-term or revision exercise. Answer sheet provided.
Geography Quiz
rok_resources

Geography Quiz

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Quizmajig! - Geography quiz Ideal for end of term 2022, summer term wind down or cover lessons. A geography quiz designed for KS3 (year 7, year 8 & year 9) and KS4 (year 10 & year 11) with rounds on population sizes, map locations of countries, natural disasters, water, demographics and famo...
THE Ultimate Science of Summer Quiz
Carina Bone

THE Ultimate Science of Summer Quiz

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8 rounds with 55+ science and Summer quiz questions combined! Great for those end of term filler lessons and to have a bit of fun with the pupils! Rounds include: The Science of Summer (multiple choice 10 questions linking Science and summer) Under the microscope (5 summer time things have ...
FDP escape room
crochetaddict

FDP escape room

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This is an end of topic group activity simulating an escape room. You can go full on and use padlocks (8 x 3 digit and 1 x 4 digit) or just get the children to give you the answers. It gets rave reviews from kids and adults alike and can get a bit frantic. The questions are reasoning type worded q...