Classroom Survival Game

Classroom Survival Game

B. Berg, Ph.D.

This game teaches the 10 classroom skills vital for academic success: asking and answering questions, participating in classroom discussion, following directions, working independently, performing before others, paying attention, completing tasks, working in groups, staying on task, and producing quality work. Instead of focusing solely on the negative consequences of failing to master these tasks, game cards encourage players to adopt three forms of positive self-statements: performance mediation, causal attributions, and self-reinforcement.

Two comprehensive inventories – one for students and one for teachers – help you pinpoint each child’s problem areas, and coded cards allow you to customize game-play to concentrate on particular skills, self-statement types, or both. The game’s central theme of positive thinking about school, however, makes it a useful tool even without "stacking the deck", so it is ideal for classroom use (with up to 36 players).

Classroom Survival Workbook:

Packed with exercises, this workbook addresses 42 components of the 10 classroom skills described above. Students learn how to give themselves encouragement, credit for their efforts, and praise for specific accomplishments. "Application" questions foster transfer or learning by obliging students to consider their own experiences. This workbook is particularly helpful, for both reinforcement and as a progress check, when the game is used with large groups.

Age Range:

8 years and up