10 Cool School Bus Games
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While travelling for a whole hour in the school bus, to school or back to home students tend to get bored.
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As a result, they get noisy, pull pranks on other students or even disturb the school bus driver.
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While entertaining themselves, the students do not realize that they are putting school bus safety at stake.
Here is a list of 10 cool school bus games to keep even the naughtiest student at bay:1. I spy
6. Name game
2. Trivia
7. Licence plate game
3. Verbal charades
8. Tic Tac Toe
4. Alphabet game
9. Hangman
5. 10 fingers
10. Antakshari
1. I spy • Any number of students can play this game, a minimum of two players are required. • Students can take turns in spotting something inside or outside the bus. They can then give clues so that others can guess the thing they spotted. • For example, a student can say, “I spy something beginning with c.” The clue can be vague so that the student can keep other students from guessing. • To play fair, the student has to mention the object they spy to another student. This can prevent them from changing the object later. • The person who guesses it right can be the “spy” next. • During the game, students are really busy and watching, challenge them to a game of I Spy!
2. Trivia • You can play trivia games with students that are related to travel or general knowledge. • Students can raise their hands to answer the questions. • This can also be played in teams. • Two students can sit together to form a team and answer the questions. • Every team that answers right will be rewarded with points.
3. Verbal charades • Write down phrases or words on pieces of paper and put them in a bag. • Each student can take turns to select a piece of paper from the bag. • They can then give verbal clues to other students so that they can guess the word or phrase. • The primary objective of Verbal Charades is to teach vocabulary, the game also improves interaction and instills confidence in learners.
4. Alphabet game • Students can try to complete whole alphabet in order by locating words outside the bus that starts with the letter. • The word can be on a billboard, another vehicle, road signs or shops. • When the second player locates the next letter, they can shout the word they see. • This can be a group effort or you can make it competitive if you want.
5. 10 fingers • Each student can begin a sentence with “Never have I ever” and end it with something they have never done. • Others in the group who have done the action can then put a finger down. • The first person who runs out of fingers loses. • For example: a students can say, “Never have I ever eaten an apple.” Everyone who has eaten an apple can put their fingers down.
6. Name game • This is another interesting game which starts with a student choosing a name that starts with the letter “A.” • The next person repeats the “A” name and adds a name that starts with “B.” • The third player repeats the “A” and “B” games and adds another name that starts with “C.” • For example, by the time it is the fourth player’s turn, the name will be “AbbyBobChrisDon.” • If a student misses a name in between, they are out of the game. The game continues until only one player survives.
7. Licence plate game • This is a very simple game. • Students can note the licence plate numbers of nearby vehicles and guess which state the vehicles belong to. • While playing this game, be careful that you do not put your head and arms outside the window.
8. Tic Tac Toe • This may be a bit tough to play in a moving bus. • But, it is an option when there is nothing left to play. • All you need are two players, a piece of paper and a pencil. • The first player can place an “X” in the grid and player two can place an “O.” • The players can take turns until one player has three across.
9. Hangman • This is another interesting game where a student leaves underscores instead of writing out a word, name of a person or a place, a title of a book or a movie etc. • The second player has to guess one letter at a time. • For every incorrect guess, the first player draws parts such as head, limbs and body on the hangman scaffold. • The second player loses when the dead body is complete.
10. Antakshari • This is a popular Indian game. • The word “Antakshari” means the last letter in Hindi. • Players can divide themselves into two groups. • A player in a group can sing the first four lines of a song. • Now, the second group has to sing a song starting with the first letter of the last word of the song that the other team sang.
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