Retrieval Practice Challenge Grids, or simply Retrieval Grids, are like chessboards on which students jump back and forth to answer questions. They do this at their own pace and in their own order, and they can choose whether to go for an easier or more difficult question. It is a fun way to refresh knowledge and test yourself.
• Have students form groups of 2-4 people (depending on the size of the grid). • Give each group a retrieval grid on paper and a pen. • The students take turns choosing a box and answering the question. Did they get it right? Then they get the number of points assigned to it. • The student with the most points wins!
• Give students an answer key to check their answers or assume that there is always a group member who knows the answer. This also makes students ask (and thus learn) if no one knows • Optionally, let students jump back and forth with a pawn and then check off the boxes, making it more of a fun game • Afterwards, check as a class who had the highest score. Who knows the subject matter best?
A retrieval grid of the subject matter.
