Put Your Class in Jeopardy!

• By Tammy Dunbar
• 20 November, 2012
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Answer: This television quiz show has been number one in the United States and its school classrooms for more than 45 years.

Question:  What is Jeopardy?

One of the most engaging review methods is the Jeopardy! format.  Give students the answer to a question, and they must come up with the question that fits that answer.  More than a decade ago, I remember making a Jeopardy! game for student review using a pocket chart and a lot of index cards.  Today, there are several ways to put your class in Jeopardy! for engaging and exciting review!

• If want to create your own Jeopardy! review and are comfortable with PowerPoint, just find one of the many online templates.  I like the one at jc-schools.net because they also offer PowerPoint templates for “Wheel of Fortune,” “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” and  “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?”
• If you want it online, you can use SuperTeacherTools’ Free Flash Jeopardy! Review Generator.  This also gives the added ability to download your creation.
• If you don’t want to “recreate the wheel,” there are number of already created Jeopardy! review games.  Check out the ones at TeachFCPS, Math4Children, or buy your own Jeopardy! equipment & games at Educational Insights.
• Jeopardy itself has a Classroom Jeopardy game.  Go to their website for more details.

Photo: Tammy Dunbar 2008