Building interactive board games in Classroomscreen

6 min

Learn how you can build and customize three different types of board games in Classroomscreen and bring more play into your lessons!

Why teachers love Classroomscreen for games

Looking for free, no-prep virtual board games for your class? Classroomscreen makes it easy to run engaging educational games without needing logins or downloads.

Here why:

  • No physical materials needed as everything runs on your screen - ideal for both in-person and remote teaching.
  • All games are fully customizable as you can edit every widget to tailor games to any grade or subject.
  • No student logins are required - just share your screen via link or QR code, and students are ready to play.

We’ve got a wide variety of teacher-made board games available in our Library built by educators around the world.

Here are some you can use in your classroom today for free!


Snakes and ladders for elementary math

Turn practice time into play with this classic game, adapted for math learning.

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How to play

  • Assign students game pieces using stickers.
  • Players roll the dice to move.
  • Land on a new space? Answer a math question to keep going. Get it wrong? Stay put.
  • Snakes send players back; ladders move them ahead.

tip:

Prefer “chutes”? Swap snake icons for chutes from the sticker library.

Increasing difficulty

If your students need to practice more advanced math skills, you can edit the problems in each box. Practicing square roots? Number trees? Fractions? The options are endless. 

Space quiz with randomized questions

Host a themed review quiz that’s out of this world with a randomizer to keep it exciting!

Play this game

How to play

  1. Players roll and move their game piece.
  2. Answer a randomized question from the widget.
  3. Correct? Move again. Incorrect? Wait your next turn.
  4. First one to the finish wins!

tip:

Easily adapt the game to any subject by changing the background to match your topic, updating the quiz questions with your own content, and adding stickers for a more engaging board.

'My Favorites' icebreaker for back to school

Help students get to know one another in a low-pressure, playful way.

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How to play:

  1. Divide the class into small groups or play together.
  2. Each player rolls, lands on a color, and shares a personal favorite (food, movie, sport, etc).

This game is great for community building and encouraging confident speaking from day one!

Aya’s ESL speaking game templates

Looking for speaking games to boost engagement in your language classroom? Aya, who teaches English to teens and young adults, has 4 different board games in our Library aimed at building English fluency. No prep is needed - just get teaching!

Practice common verb-noun or verb-preposition combos with this team game.

How to play:

  • Use the Group Maker to split into two teams.
  • A student chooses a phrase (e.g., “my homework”) and picks the correct verb.
  • They form a sentence (e.g., “do my homework”).
  • Correct answers win the square. First team to 3 in a row wins!
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Build your own custom board game

Want to create your own learning game from scratch? With widgets like the Dice, Group Maker, Randomizer, and Text, you can design your own digital board game tailored to your classroom goals.

Got a great idea? Submit your template to the Classroomscreen Library and help educators worldwide!


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