It is important to review material on a regular basis so students are able to retain the material but there are only so many ways to review. I use a few ways but I've had to extend my list so I'm sharing them with you in case you need new ideas.1. Create task cards with problems and a QR code on them. The idea is that students work out the problem and check their answer using the QR code to see if they are correct.
2. Create a set of cards with problems on them. Place a QR code on each card but the answer contained is not the one for that card. Students have to scan the codes until they find their answer. They then do the problem associated with that card and repeat until they've worked their way through all the problems. Yes, this is scavenger hunt that uses QR codes.
3. Give students white boards or iPads with drawing apps. Place a problem on the board and have students work the problem out. When everyone is done, you ask them to show their answers to you by raising them above their heads. I've done this but had students signal me when they got an answer. I'd either draw a smiley face or a frown to indicate if the answer was correct or incorrect.
4. Create a set of cards that pairs of students can use to quiz each other. This is one way to engage students in pairs.
5. Tape cards with questions under a few seats before class starts. Then during class call out "hot seat" letting students know they should check to see if there is a question under their chair. They are expected to answer the question but they can also ask for help from other students.
6. Quiz, Quiz, Trade - is an activity where every student in class is given a card with a task or problem on it. Students divide into groups of two. The first student poses the problem to the second student who answers it. The first student indicates if the answer is correct or incorrect. If it is incorrect, the first student explains how to do it and the answer. Then the second student poses their problem or task and the first student tries to do it. If the answer is correct, great, if not the second student explains how to do it and provides the answer. When they are done, they head off to find a new partner and repeat the process.
7. Have students create their own problems for a group test. Each student contributes one problem with the answer worked out. The teacher takes all the problems to make a practice test for all the students.
8. Create pairs problems where each partner has a different set of problems but the problems have the same answer so if they don't agree on the answer it means one or both are wrong yet if they agree on the answer, it means they are both correct. I've found when students disagree over the answer, they check each other's work and discuss things.
9. Around the world with math. Have all but one student sit in their chairs. The last student stands behind one of the chairs of the sitting students. The teacher asks the question and the idea is for the two to work the problem to see who can get the correct answer first. If the standing student gets the correct answer, they move to the next student but if they are incorrect, they have to sit down and the sitting student will stand and move to the next chair. Repeat until all the students have had at least one chance to answer a question. If the class if small enough, you might go through the class twice or more.
10. Set up stations around the room. Each station is designed to help students work on specific skill. In math, most tests cover a whole chapter of skills so each station will focus on one or two sections of the chapter in preparation for taking a test.
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