In today’s post, I am sharing this handy collection featuring some of our favourite platforms and web tools that you can use to create your own learning games. These are perfect for gamifying teaching and learning. And the best part is that they are simple and easy to use. No coding experience or technical knowledge needed.
The sites offer a wide variety of pre-made templates that you can simply fill in and customize to your own teaching needs. Depending on which site you choose, some of these are totally free and some require a subscription fee. You might go through them and see which ones work best for you.
You will also find a poster I created featuring all of these learning game makers. Feel free to download and use it in your classroom.
Learning Game Makers for Teachers
Here are our top recommendations for learning game makers for teachers:
Educaplay
Design multimedia learning activities like quizzes, crosswords, word searches, and interactive maps. Works well with most LMS platforms.
Scratch
Introduce students to coding by letting them create their own interactive stories, games, and animations with simple drag-and-drop blocks.
Kahoot!
Create fun, fast-paced quiz games with images, videos, and timers. Perfect for live classroom competitions.
Quizlet
Turn study sets into interactive games like Quizlet Live, encouraging teamwork and collaborative learning.
Baamboozle
Make customizable team games and classroom quizzes in minutes. Ideal for in-person or remote play.
Gimkit
Create quiz games where students earn virtual money to buy upgrades and power-ups, adding strategy to learning.
Blooket
Students answer questions to progress through various game modes like Tower Defense or Gold Quest. It’s fun, fast, and great for classroom review.
Wordwall
Allows teachers to create interactive games like matching, sorting, anagrams, and quizzes. You can also print activities for offline use.
Factile
Lets you build your own Jeopardy-style games for classroom use. It supports buzzers, score tracking, and even team play.
Flippity
Transforms Google Sheets into games and activities like flashcards, random name pickers, matching games, and quiz shows.
Quizizz
Create self-paced quizzes with memes, timers, and feedback. Works great for homework or in-class competitions.
ClassTools.net
Besides the Arcade Game Generator, this site has many other game templates like Fakebook (character profiles), timeline creators, and countdown timers.
JeopardyLabs
Design custom Jeopardy-style quiz games quickly. You can share via link and edit collaboratively.
Quizalize
Turn quizzes into classroom games with live leaderboards and team play. Tracks student performance in real-time and provides personalized follow-up activities based on quiz results.
Final thoughts
I hope you have found this collection of learning game makers helpful. The list is a work in progress and I will be adding to it more and more titles. Also, note that generative AI now enables teachers with far more opportunities to create various instructional materials including engaging games. For instance, AI chatbots such as Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude, among others, can be used to brainstorm ideas for learning games, differentiate exercises, and customize learning games for various skill levels.
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