I'm looking for games that kids can play in the classroom to help them remmember their class mates names?

Question

Games in classroom (teacher) to play with kids so that they can now all the childrens names in the class.

Answer 1

I teach high school, but I think this could work in a smaller class of younger students too. The second day of school, my students choose an adjective that begins with the first letter of their name (ex: Crazy Chris). They go around the room saying each person in front of them-the first person only has to remember my name and choose his/her own, but the last has to remember all 30!!! Often I will make someone in the beginning repeat everyone else's name so they pay attention to the whole game though. One of the HUGE benefits (and the real reason why I play this game I think!!!) is that I learn all 180 kids names by day 2 or school. Yay for me!!!

Answer 2

Have everyone sit in a circle (I do this on the floor). Starting with yourself, say your name. The person to your right says your name, then his/her name. The next person to the right says the two previous names and adds his/her own. Continue around the circle. If the kids are older, you can do an elimination game. If the kids are young and they have trouble remembering the list, give hints: "Her name is the name of a flower." "His name begins with a D." You could even ask other kids to help with hints, thus fostering a sense of cooperation in the class.

All the kids will pay attention to all the names even when it's someone else's turn, so they'll learn each person's name. Also, this is a great memory exercise.

(As the first answerer said, a bit of attention to spelling and punctuation on your part wouldn't hurt, especially when you're writing notes to parents. Unfortunately, the person who pointed that out also had sentence structure errors in the answer.)

Answer 3

These are games I have found in several sites and kept together in a document to use them in different situations. Hope they help.

GETTING TO KNOW YOU GAMES

Cross Circle
Perfect game to learn each other's names.
Everyone in a circle.
One person (A) starts by calling another person's name (B).
At that point, A starts walking towards B.
Before A gets to B, B needs to call another name (C), so B frees her spot in the circle, for A to take.
C then needs to call yet another name and start walking, so B can take C's spot.
Variations
Instead of calling names, players can pick another player by making eye contact (and nodding to acknowledge that eye contact has been made). This demands a lot of concentration.

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CLASSMATES
Materials: two rolls of toilet paper (perforated, so it's easy to tear)

1.Have all the students sit at their desk, without talking.
2.Take out two rolls of TP and tell the students to "Take as much as you think you'll need." This provokes a lot of questions, but DO NOT say anything more.
3.Send a roll around at both sides of the room (this helps the activity to move along more quickly).
4.Once all students have taken "what they need," collect the unused TP.
5.Now tell the students that for each square they ripped off, they have to give one fact about themselves.
There are other variations of this game that use candy (M&M's, Smarties, etc.)-- you can improvise and use any material you want

THEM AGAINST YOU
On the first day of school challenge the students to a competition.
Who can remember the most about the other.
1) The students start, taking turns they each stand up and tell at least 5 facts about themselves. For example: "My name is Shelley. This is my first year at this school. I have 3 sisters and one brother. I have a pet goldfish
called "Fluffy", and I like soccer."
2) Then tell at least 30 facts about yourself. For example: "I'm married. I have 2 teenaged children, a girl
Kelly and a boy, Doug. I have a pet dog called "Baby" and about
50 walking stick bugs, etc etc."
3) When you are finished introducing yourself. The children get to
start, (heh, they're younger). let them volunteer answers and give
them a tally mark for each new fact they remember about you. After they have exhausted all possibilities, (usually around 39 facts for a
room of 28 grade 6/7 students) go around the room and try to
remember facts about them.
What's Your Name?
One student sits in the front of the classroom (usually in the teacher's comfortable chair) with his back to the other students. The teacher then points to students in the class and asks "What's your name?" The student indicated must respond "My name is__________" with either his own name or the name of someone in the class. The student in the front cannot see who is speaking. The teacher says to him, "Is it___________?" and he must say "Yes, it is" or "No, it isn't". If the student in front is correct, he gets to stay there, but if he's mistaken, he changes place with the student who fooled him.
To make the game more interesting, the students are encouraged to disguise their voices.
I always do this with my beginners at the beginning of the year, but always at the end of the class, and for not more than 5 to 10 minutes

Answer 4

one particular game is some sort like passing parcel. instead of a parcel, use any items that is familiar and safe for young children. when the music stops, the one holding the 'parcel' would have to state his/her name then say the name of the kid sitting at his/her right. continuously until they can say their friends' name, three in a row or maybe (in advance steps) five or more in one round. slowly and gradually, it would help them. make sure they are happy when learning. hope it would help.

Answer 5

the name game your a teacher learn how to spell

Answer 6

start at the top of the attendance list. "Ashley" thinks of an adjective that goes with her name.....active Ashley... the next person says her adj and name and adds his own. so he will say "Active Ashley, Busy Bobby" it continues like that until the last person says "Active Ashley, Busy Bobby, Dancing Danielle,etc.