10 Cool School Bus Games

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• 10 Cool School Bus Games

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• While travelling for a whole hour in the school
  bus, to school or back to home students tend to
  get bored.
• As a result, they get noisy, pull pranks on other
  students or even disturb the school bus driver.
• While entertaining themselves, the students do
  not realize that they are putting school bus
  safety at stake.

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Here is a list of 10 cool school bus games to
keep even the naughtiest student at bay-
1. I spy 2. Trivia 3. Verbal charades 4.
Alphabet game 5. 10 fingers
6. Name game 7. Licence plate game 8. Tic
Tac Toe 9. Hangman 10. Antakshari
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1. I spy

• Any number of students can play this game, a
  minimum of two players are required.
• Students can take turns in spotting something
  inside or outside the bus. They can then give
  clues so that others can guess the thing they
  spotted.
• For example, a student can say, I spy something
  beginning with c. The clue can be vague so that
  the student can keep other students from
  guessing.
• To play fair, the student has to mention the
  object they spy to another student. This can
  prevent them from changing the object later.
• The person who guesses it right can be the spy
  next.
• During the game, students are really busy and
  watching, challenge them to a game of I Spy!

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2. Trivia

• You can play trivia games with students that are
  related to travel or general knowledge.
• Students can raise their hands to answer the
  questions.
• This can also be played in teams.
• Two students can sit together to form a team and
  answer the questions.
• Every team that answers right will be rewarded
  with points.

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3. Verbal charades

• Write down phrases or words on pieces of paper
  and put them in a bag.
• Each student can take turns to select a piece of
  paper from the bag.
• They can then give verbal clues to other students
  so that they can guess the word or phrase.
• The primary objective of Verbal Charades is to
  teach vocabulary, the game also improves
  interaction and instills confidence in learners.

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4. Alphabet game

• Students can try to complete whole alphabet in
  order by locating words outside the bus that
  starts with the letter.
• The word can be on a billboard, another vehicle,
  road signs or shops.
• When the second player locates the next letter,
  they can shout the word they see.
• This can be a group effort or you can make it
  competitive if you want.

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5. 10 fingers

• Each student can begin a sentence with Never
  have I ever and end it with something they have
  never done.
• Others in the group who have done the action can
  then put a finger down.
• The first person who runs out of fingers loses.
• For example a students can say, Never have I
  ever eaten an apple. Everyone who has eaten an
  apple can put their fingers down.

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6. Name game

• This is another interesting game which starts
  with a student choosing a name that starts with
  the letter A.
• The next person repeats the A name and adds a
  name that starts with B. 
• The third player repeats the A and B games
  and adds another name that starts with C.
• For example, by the time it is the fourth
  players turn, the name will be
  AbbyBobChrisDon.
• If a student misses a name in between, they are
  out of the game. The game continues until only
  one player survives.

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7. Licence plate game

• This is a very simple game.
• Students can note the licence plate numbers of
  nearby vehicles and guess which state the
  vehicles belong to.
• While playing this game, be careful that you do
  not put your head and arms outside the window.

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8. Tic Tac Toe

• This may be a bit tough to play in a moving bus.
• But, it is an option when there is nothing left
  to play.
• All you need are two players, a piece of paper
  and a pencil.
• The first player can place an X in the grid and
  player two can place an O.
• The players can take turns until one player has
  three across.

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9. Hangman

• This is another interesting game where a student
  leaves underscores instead of writing out a word,
  name of a person or a place, a title of a book or
  a movie etc.
• The second player has to guess one letter at a
  time.
• For every incorrect guess, the first player draws
  parts such as head, limbs and body on the hangman
  scaffold.
• The second player loses when the dead body is
  complete.

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10. Antakshari

• This is a popular Indian game.
• The word Antakshari means the last letter in
  Hindi.
• Players can divide themselves into two groups.
• A player in a group can sing the first four lines
  of a song.
• Now, the second group has to sing a song starting
  with the first letter of the last word of the
  song that the other team sang. 

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Resources
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bus-games/
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Lets Have aGreat School Bus Trip!