Hey guys, I made this a while ago to make it easier on me, but I thought I'd better share it for you too!

I got the original template from a fabulous user here (thank you!) but since I'm lazy and hate typing in the sentences one by one or even pasting them one by one, I made a excel template and the board (PPT) to go with it. Download both, but start in excel, the instructions are included in the file.

Sorry, it's a popular game in Korea, so I didn't think to add that... lol.

Anyway, Koreans call it Omok (5 spaces)... It's basically 5 space tic-tac-toe. Koreans also call that game bingo (I don't know why)... To play this game specifically, the students play RPS then take turns. One student is 'X' and one student is 'O'. Usually anyway. As long as there are two symbols or two colors, it will work fine. If they can read the space, they can "claim" it, by drawing an 'X' or an 'O'. They can choose any space on the board if they like, it doesn't have to be close to anything. It just has to be unclaimed. The stars are "actions". That is, they have to do said action to claim the space. So, if a student high fives the teacher, they can claim that star space (assuming it hasn't already been claimed). The student who gets 5 in a row, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, wins.

It is easy (thank goodness). My students like playing it from 3rd grade all the way until 6th (although, some of my 6th grade higher/lower levels often try to avoid speaking and/or play different games with the boards...  )

It depends on the students playing. It can take anywhere from a few minutes to 20 minutes (usually multiple games though). It just depends. Tic-Tac-Toe is, or at least can be, a strategy game (like chess). Where is your opponent going to move? Can you block them? Can you arrange your spaces so that your opponent needs to block two ways, but can only block one, thus securing your win? If your students understand the basic strategy behind the game, it can be very time-consuming ^^ I once had a pair of students fill every square of the board and still had no winner... lol.

I often use this game as a "filler"... not in the traditional sense, but when my students finish a worksheet/project/etc early, they can play this. That way they aren't distracting other students by walking around, talking, etc. Since this game can be played in a few minutes or can take 20 min, it works out well. The higher levels have motivation for completing their work, the lower levels don't have the higher levels distracting them or yelling at them for not being faster, and you're free to help the lower levels. Everybody wins!

Thanks! It sounds like a fun game. I like the idea of using it as a filler activity for kids who finish early.

Sorry, it's a popular game in Korea, so I didn't think to add that... lol.

Anyway, Koreans call it Omok (5 spaces)... It's basically 5 space tic-tac-toe. Koreans also call that game bingo (I don't know why)... To play this game specifically, the students play RPS then take turns. One student is 'X' and one student is 'O'. Usually anyway. As long as there are two symbols or two colors, it will work fine. If they can read the space, they can "claim" it, by drawing an 'X' or an 'O'. They can choose any space on the board if they like, it doesn't have to be close to anything. It just has to be unclaimed. The stars are "actions". That is, they have to do said action to claim the space. So, if a student high fives the teacher, they can claim that star space (assuming it hasn't already been claimed). The student who gets 5 in a row, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, wins.

So what happens to the blank space?  They just get 5 "X" or 5 "O" in a row to win? 

How do you copy and paste the excel or get it to stick inside? You copy them one by one?  I tried to copy them all and they didn't match up? 

I read the phrases and the students can shoose their X or O in that space?