"Quiz Quiz Trade"

In a previous post, I talked about a great and engaging idea I learned about in a professional development (from Kagan, I believe). This idea is really flexible and is not limited to just vocabulary practice. I plan to use it for math facts or even closure after a lesson. This would be useful for math facts, but it would also be a great review after a science or social studies lesson with questions or vocabulary they need to know. Each student will need an index card.  

How about a question like: "How many 10's in 130?"

Each student will write a question about the given topic, word with definition, or math fact  (something others can answer, or should be able to answer) on the card and put the answer in the bottom corner. (No names on the cards.)  

Next the students "mill around" the room and find a partner to ask their question to.  They ask their question, the partner answers (or tries to). The answer is confirmed and repeated, the second partner reads his or her question.  The answer is confirmed.  They tell each other "good job" or give a pat on the back and then trade cards with one another.

They find a new partner and ask the question from their new card. Repeat the process until the questions have gone around the room for a bit, maybe 4-5 minutes. 

By the end of the session, they have practiced, maybe learned something new and congratulated each other on their successes!  You could take the cards up to pass out another day and play again.  If you need to save time, you could have the cards written ahead of time.  The kids would probably learn more if they wrote them. 

Awesomeness!