Read with students and then ask each group to choose an environment as the setting for their game. Suggest that each group choose a different environment. Suggest that students brainstorm what they will include in their game and make a preliminary version of it using scrap paper. Each team should also agree on and make an official set of rules so that others can play the game. Encourage students to play through the game a few times to test it, making any necessary changes and improvements.
Students are now ready to create the actual game board and accompanying decks of cards.
Teaching Options To make the games even more challenging, suggest that each student try his or her survival skills in all four environments. Post a chart with all the students' names and a column for each game. Whenever students successfully survive an environment, they check it off on the list and go on to another one. You may download, print and make copies of this page for use in your classroom, provided that you include the copyright notice shown below on all such copies. All Rights Reserved.