PowerPoint Games and Game Templates
PowerPoint Game Templates Below are in two catagories:
1) Whole Class Participation - Most of these games are designed
for use in a classroom setting where the teacher has their computer hooked
up to a projector or large screen TV so that everyone in the class can view
them.
2) Games for Individual Student Use - Most of
these games are designed to be used in a one computer to one student set up.
Most are simple drill and practice games, but some can be modified to encourage
problem solving skills.
Having Problems with a Template? Click here for tips.
What is Louie Thinking
(Whole Class Participation Game)
In this game students will describe words or phrases that Louie is thinking
about in an effort to get other students to say those words or phrases. But
they have to be fast, Louie only gives them a short amount of time to read
his mind!
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Instructions for Playing and Editing the Guess Louie Template
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Instructions for Playing and Editing the Guess Louie Template for Office
2007
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Sample Game - What is Louie Thinking (Cartoons is Topic)
• What
is Louie Thinking - Download the Template
Big Board Facts 
(Whole Class Participation Game)
Put your who, what, when, where questions onto the board and let students
try to answer them for points. Also comes in a “with answers”
version that allows the teacher to show the correct answer after the question.
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Instructions for Playing and Editing the Big Board Template
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Instructions for Playing and Editing the Big Board Template for Office 2007
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Sample Game of Big Board Facts - Topics are History-Sports, etc
• Standard
Game - Download the Template
• Game
with Answers - Download the Template
Racing Games 
(Whole Class Participation Game)
Quick and easy to play, requires no pre-planning to play. Each time a team
of students gets a question correct their car, horse, or boat moves one step
closer to the finish line and victory.
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Instructions for Playing these Race Games
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Instructions for Playing these Race Games for Office 2007
• Horse
Race - Download
• Car
Race - Download
• Boat
Race - Download
The Big Wheel 
(Whole Class Participation Game)
Quick and easy to use this game requires no pre-planning. Simply click "Spin
the Wheel" and total up the points in the columns on the right. You can
make your questions be whatever you want.
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Instructions for Playing "The Big Wheel"
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Instructions for Playing "The Big Wheel" for Office 2007
• The
Big Wheel - Download
• The
Big Wheel Elementary Version (Smaller Numbers) - Download
Sunken Treasure 
(Whole Class Participation Game)
There is treasure buried behind one of the square grids overlaying this picture
of islands. Can you find it? Requires no preparation, just open and use with
any types of questions.
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Instructions for Playing or Modifying
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Instructions for Playing or Modifying for Office 2007
• Sunken
Treasure - Download
Space Decoder 
(Single Student Game)
A simple space based drill and practice game. You plug in the questions and
answers, and then students must save the day by showing their knowledge of
the facts.
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Instructions for Playing or Modifying Space Decoder Template
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Instructions for Playing or Modifying Space Decoder Template for Office 2007
• Space
Decoder v.2 - Download
Robie Knows -
(Single Student Game)
Another simple drill and practice game. You plug
in the questions and answers, and then students will try to out smart the
very smart Robot named Robie.
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Instructions for Playing or Modifying the Robie Knows Template
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Instructions for Playing or Modifying the Robie Knows Template for Office
2007
• Robie
Knows - Download the Template
What's Behind the Box?
(Whole Class Participation Game)
Place a picture behind the boxes, then you remove one box at a time until
the entire picture is uncovered. Allowing students opportunities to guess
the picture all along the way.
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Instructions for Playing or Modifying the Behind the Box Template
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Instructions for Playing or Modifying the Behind the Box Template for Office
2007
• 8
Box Template - Download
• 16
Box Template - Download
Tips for using these templates...
These presentation games will only function correctly on PowerPoint Version 2002 or higher for Windows. If you have an older version you can edit the games, however, in order to play them you will need to download the latest PowerPoint player below.
First: To determine Your PowerPoint Version follow these instructions. If your version is older than 2002 then download the player below.
Second: Download PowerPoint Player (If Necessary)
Note: *At present these templates have not been tested using the Macintosh operating system or Microsoft Office for Mac.