College Knowledge Games & Activities For Students & Families Table of Contents Icebreaker Activities .................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Agree/Disagree ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Alliteration Introductions .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Beach Ball Toss.............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Catch and Throw Introductions ...................................................................................................................................................3 Categories ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Four Corners .................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Group Rock-Paper-Scissors ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Human BINGO .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Mascot Matching .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 M&M or Skittles Introductions..................................................................................................................................................... 4 Games & Activities ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 ABC Graffiti .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Cognitive Comics .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Campus Scavenger Hunt ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Careers Scavenger Hunt (Online).............................................................................................................................................. 7 Career Term Bingo ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 College Checklist Bingo .............................................................................................................................................................14 College Admission Game .........................................................................................................................................................16 College Knowledge Passport ...................................................................................................................................................19 College Prep Computer Games ..............................................................................................................................................19 College Term Bingo ...................................................................................................................................................................19 Occupational Outlook Online Scavenger Hunt .....................................................................................................................22 College Knowledge Swat Game ............................................................................................................................................23 Draw Your Way to College .....................................................................................................................................................25 Dream Wall.................................................................................................................................................................................25 Ducks in a Row ............................................................................................................................................................................26 Fishing Game ..............................................................................................................................................................................26 Freshman Frenzy .........................................................................................................................................................................27 GEAR UP Challenge Game ......................................................................................................................................................37 Host A Reality Fair .....................................................................................................................................................................39 Jenga ............................................................................................................................................................................................39 Mapping Your Future .................................................................................................................................................................39 1 MASH!...........................................................................................................................................................................................40 Marshmallow Challenge ...........................................................................................................................................................42 Name That Job ...........................................................................................................................................................................42 Paddles Up! .................................................................................................................................................................................43 Path to College ...........................................................................................................................................................................44 Resources to Make Your Own Game .....................................................................................................................................46 Show And Tell .............................................................................................................................................................................46 Snowballs .....................................................................................................................................................................................46 S W A T ! ! College Readiness Game ....................................................................................................................................46 You Don’t Say Career Game ...................................................................................................................................................48 Trivia: Questions by Category .................................................................................................................................................51 Write-Around ..............................................................................................................................................................................53 Zombie Apocalypse! A Scholarship Activity ..........................................................................................................................53 On the Bus Games for Campus Visits .....................................................................................................................................53 Family Feud .................................................................................................................................................................................53 Washington State College Taboo ...........................................................................................................................................54 20 Questions ...............................................................................................................................................................................54 Where Am I? ...............................................................................................................................................................................55 Cooperative Learning Activities...............................................................................................................................................55