![]() ![]() The game was designed for a single player, so if you use it with a group, most of the students spend more time watching others play than playing themselves.įortunately, it’s easy to adapt the game to make it more engaging for ALL students. My only concern about Stop the Clock is that without modification, it’s not effective for whole group instruction. Playing Stop the Clock yourself will help you understand how I varied the game to increase engagement. If you haven’t played any of the games yet, give at least one of them a try before you read the rest of this post. If you like them, you can purchase ad-free versions from Interactive Resources. These links go to the evaluation versions:īoosting Engagement with Dry Erase Boards Fortunately, the evaluation games are fully functional, so you can test them yourself and with your students. The others have the words “For Evaluation Only” across their clock faces. Now the only free game I can find is Stop the Clock 2, and it’s embedded on a website with loads of ads. ![]() There are five levels of Stop the Clock, and when I originally wrote this post, all of them were free. Since I was teaching a small group, each student had a chance to try to beat the best time. Their playing time is displayed if they are correct, and if they are not correct, they receive a prompt to try again. Students tap the “Stop the Clock” icon at the bottom of the board when they finish matching the clock faces. The game involves matching digital clocks with analog clock faces, but the exciting part is that the game is timed. ![]() I also discovered an interactive online game called Stop the Clock that the children LOVED playing on the Smartboard! Luckily I discovered a set of student clocks in the classroom, and they were a huge help with making my lessons both hands-on and interactive. When I found out that these students had not had any introduction to telling time that year, I figured it might become quite an adventure! I had never taught 3rd grade, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I recently served as a math tutor for 3 days and worked with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students on time and measurement. ![]()
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