Buzz is a popular party game played in the UK. You can play it in your class.
Aim
To familiarise students with counting in English and English numbers.
You need
Nothing.
Procedure
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It is preferable to play this game in a large circle but if this is not possible, just make sure that students know the correct order, e.g. go from left to right across the classroom. |
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The first student starts at number one and says 'one'. The second says 'two' and so on. But if the number that the student says is a multiple of three or contains the number three then the student must say 'buzz' instead. A game in a class of seven students would look like this:
Student 1: One
Student 2: Two
Student 3: Buzz
Student 4: Four
Student 5: Five
Student 6: Buzz
Student 7: Seven
Student 1: Eight
Student 2: Buzz
Student 3: Ten
Student 4: Eleven
Student 5: Buzz
Student 6: Buzz
Student 7: Fourteen |
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When students become used to this game, make it harder by introducing a new rule. Every multiple of five and every number that contains five must be said as 'fizz'. Any number that is a multiple of three and five (e.g. fifteen) is 'fizz buzz'. |
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Buzz