1. Put an interesting game title here
Story
Game Directions
Game Preparation
[Put a graphic here that represents your game]
Game Pieces
You can change the colors of the buttons
or the yellow box by right-clicking on them
and selecting “Format Auto Shape”
Play the game
Objectives
A Homemade PowerPoint Game By
Firstname Lastname
School or Affiliation
Credits
Copyright Notice

2. The Story of the “Game Title”
This is what makes your game interesting. Think about games you played when you were young. What was your favorite game? What is your child’s favorite game? What about the “story” of the game makes children want to play it?
Your story should tie everything together -- the purpose of your game, what they are going to learn, and why they should want to play the game.
Look at the sample games to see their stories.
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3. Game Directions The goal of the game is to…
To play the game you have to…
To win the game you have to…
You don’t have to include these specific headings -- but this is usually what is included in game directions. You might have a friend or family member (especially a child) play the game with you after you’ve started to put it together -- it’s a great way to test out your directions. Also -- look at existing games; what directions do they include?
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4. Game Preparation Below is an example. Customize to fit your game…
Gameboard: Print out slides 9-12, cut off the edges, then tape together
“Danger” Cards: Print out slides (preferably on heavy stock with a distinct color), then cut into individual question cards
“Good luck” Cards: Print out slides (preferably on heavy stock with a distinct color), then cut into individual question cards
If your game does not have cards or does not use a board - you won’t need this slide. You can just delete it and its corresponding button on the first slide.
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5. Time to play “Title of Game”!
Create one action button for each question in your game (i.e., 25 questions, 25 buttons). This is the slide students will return to at the beginning of each turn in order to access the next question.
You will work on this slide AFTER you have created all of your question slides 1 2
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6. Game Pieces
If your game requires any type of pieces – find clip art and add it to this page to be used as game pieces
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7. Question #1

8. Correct!
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9. Incorrect!
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10. Credits All teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited.
Originally designed by Firstname Lastname, School or Affiliation, Date with the title “Title”.
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11. Educational Objectives
Grade Level
List the audience
Subject Area Objectives
Students will be able to….
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12. Copyright Copyright 2006 Firstname Lastname
Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools.
Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there.
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