There are times when it’s nice to have a game ready to play with your class. Here’s a variety of options.
Games that require the internet and a projector/shared computer
Death in Rome (Warning: solving a murder; may be too gory for some audiences)
Viking Quest (Set in a very late period, but still fun. It is attested that Vikings played the game hnefatafl.)
Game that requires preparation
- Rota (print boards or have students draw them, make markers)
Games that don’t require preparation
- The Dictionary Game
- One word stories: Students retell a story from a reading (in Latin or English), with each saying one word to make up a complete sentence and then paragraphs
- Vocabulary Baseball