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Top 6 Board Games for Classroom Fun

By Melissa Kelly, About.com

Want something for students to do during downtime? Why not have them try these fun games. They might even learn something while they're at it.

1. Trivial Pursuit

The great thing about this familiar game is that teachers can pull out two cards at any point in time and challenge the students to a test of wits.
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2. Who Wants to Be a Millionire

Have students see if they can make it to the Million Dollar mark with this fun trivia game.
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3. Taboo

In this game from Hasbro, teams try to guess words without using the 'taboo' clues listed on the cards. Great fun!
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4. 20 Questions

Students will enjoy this interesting board game adaptation of the classic car game.
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5. Upwords

Take word games to the next dimension. This 3-dimensional game has players making words on top of words. Great for English classrooms.
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6. Boggle

Have 10 minutes to spare? Shake the boggle up and have students gather around to see what words they can make.
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