Try any game to see how it works. Then assign it to your class.
Flip cards and find the matching pairs
Mark called characters on a 5×5 card
Multiple-choice questions on form, sound, or meaning
Beat the clock — does the claim match the character?
Self-paced flip cards — mark mastered, keep learning
Pop the matching balloon before it floats away
Match each character to its meaning or pinyin
Sort characters into buckets by tone
Navigate the maze and collect the target characters
Hit the mole showing the target character
Reassemble scrambled character pieces
Practice writing characters stroke by stroke
Find hidden characters in a grid
Eliminate connected groups of the same character
Step only on the target character to reach the goal
Randomly pick a character — great for classroom call-out
Say each character on the beat — 5 rounds, tempo rising
Unscramble words to build correct sentences
Stamp nouns with the correct measure word
