Beat the Buzzer
The class shouts answers together to build a streak before the buzzer. Every right answer makes the clock a little faster. Can you beat the class record?
Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 questions or 5 minutes, whichever comes first. No sign-up needed.
Or get every game, including all future games, with the All-Access Teacher License for $150.
What students practice
5 levels: add & subtract within 20, times tables & division facts, multi-digit operations, fractions, decimals & percents, integers & one-step equations
Great for
Brain breaks between lessons, transitions, indoor recess and the last five minutes of class. No prep: put it on the projector or smartboard and go.
Standards
OAS 1.N.2.1 · 2.N.2.1 · 4.N.2.2–2.3 · 5.N.3.1 · 5.N.3.3 · 7.N.2.1–2.4 · 7.A.3.1
Common Core: 1.OA.C.6 · 2.OA.B.2 · 3.OA.C.7 · 4.NBT.B.4–6 · 4.NF.B.3 · 5.NBT.A.2 · 5.NBT.B.7 · 6.RP.A.3c · 6.EE.B.7 · 7.NS.A.1–2
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How it works
- Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
- Pick one of the 5 levels, from adding within 20 up to integers and one-step equations, then press Start.
- The whole class plays together on one projector or smartboard. Students move, stand, hop or walk to answer, and a round takes 2 to 4 minutes.
- Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.
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