Activity

How many Goombas? (Mario Party-esque Numbers)

How Many Goomba? Counting Minigame for numbers 1-20, ES 3rd Grade Let's Try Unit 3

Hi everyone,

I'm eventually going to get around to uploading my activities, but for now, I thought I'd upload one of my favorites.

This game was made specifically for ES Grade 3 Let's Try Unit 3. Its main purpose is to practice numbers and counting in English, and it utilizes numbers 1-20.

In this activity, the students will be counting how many goombas run across the screen, similar to the Mario Party minigame.

Before clicking the arrow after start, ask the students, "How many Goombas?" After they finish watching them run across the screen, the students will make their guesses. After they finish a few guesses, go to the next slide and count the number of goombas one by one, with the students counting with you or repeating after you. If a student was correct, they get 1 point!

I made 6 rounds for this activity, which usually runs about 15 minutes, but if you want to add in your own animations, the layers should allow you to make more.

I hope you and your students can enjoy it!

Thank you!

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  • Mario Bros How Many Goombas.pptx (3.05 MB)
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    Submitted by jackflannagan May 31, 2024 Estimated time: 15 Minutes
    1. jxjan June 2, 2024

      This is amazing. Thank you!

    2. CarpenterBee June 3, 2024

      So cute!! Thank you~

    3. kusobaba June 3, 2024

      Nice work! Cheers!

    4. Bonjure289 June 5, 2024

      I am so excited to use this! There will be lots of laughs and I feel the way you can all count together at the end of each round is cute and effective! Thanks for your hard work!!

    5. ReySensei June 6, 2024

      amazing work

    6. Cami sensei June 6, 2024

      Amazing!! Thank you so much!

    7. gsbaldisco June 7, 2024

      This is amazing! Thanks for sharing.

    8. kmaui June 7, 2024

      This is seriously so amazing and the kids loved it! Thank you for creating this resource!

    9. unoplusunoistu June 12, 2024

      @jackflannagan Going through the PPT and giggling to myself in the staffroom made me feel like a kid again.
      Thank you so much for sharing this!

    10. RosaSensei June 13, 2024

      My kids had an absolute blast with this game and it seriously made their day! Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful resource!

    11. rekelly June 13, 2024

      I LOVE this, thanks for sharing! I'm telling my JTE we MUST use this

    12. melilisa June 13, 2024

      I actually used this for my second graders, they went crazy for the random kirby!

    13. Cami sensei June 13, 2024

      THANK YOU SO MUCH!! my special need class LOVED it so much!!

    14. srmaynard44 June 21, 2024

      I want to use this game, but I'm confused as to why Mario and Luigi are labeled as Chad and Meg on the game slides?

    15. jackflannagan June 28, 2024

      I'm glad everyone is enjoying the activity! It took a lot of effort, so it makes me so happy to see it being used!

    16. jackflannagan June 28, 2024

      @srmaynard44, Mario and Luigi aren't labeled within the powerpoint. The image is from an in-game Mario Party screenshot, so it's likely the usernames of whoever was playing in the screenshot. Since it's from the image, you won't be able to change it without deleting the image (which is needed for the game).

      In Mario Party, the game usually labels the characters with a username, or "Player 1," "Player 2," etc. rather than "Mario" or "Luigi," so it's also realistic to the game!

      In either case, it shouldn't affect the activity or practice whatsoever! I hope your class can enjoy it! :)

    17. antz1996 August 28, 2024

      Thank you! My students really enjoyed this and its a great challenge for grade 1 and 2. Really supplements my lesson. Thank you for submitting this.

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