10 Cool School Bus Games

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 player’s 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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

Resources

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