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Kaboom: a sticker of a paper cup full of wooden craft sticks, one stick tipped bright red, with a small comic-book burst that says KABOOM

Kaboom Game

Pull a stick and answer the question on it to keep it. Pull a KABOOM stick and all your sticks go back in the cup.

  • Small groups
  • 10 min
  • Craft sticks and a cup
  • Kindergarten to 5th grade
  • Lively
One page with all five steps

How to Play

5 steps
  1. Kaboom, step 1: Make the sticks

    Make the sticks

    Write a question or sight word on each stick, and KABOOM on a few.

  2. Kaboom, step 2: Take turns

    Take turns

    Each player pulls one stick without looking.

  3. Kaboom, step 3: Answer to keep it

    Answer to keep it

    Answer correctly and keep the stick.

  4. Kaboom, step 4: KABOOM!

    KABOOM!

    Pull a KABOOM stick and put all your sticks back in the cup.

  5. Kaboom, step 5: Count at the end

    Count at the end

    When time is up, the most sticks wins.

Ways to Change It Up

  • Sight Word KaboomRead the word on the stick to keep it.
  • Math Facts KaboomSolve the fact on the stick to keep it.

Play It With

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