Snowman: Can be used in grades 2 to 6. This game can be played to introduce new words to the students. Students can either be broken into groups, can play individually on worksheets or as a class. The teacher writes blank spaces equal to the number of letters of the word and the students have to guess the letters that make up the word. Each wrong letter is added to the drawing of the snowman until the snowman is complete.
Pictionary: Can be used for grades 3 and up. This game can be played for students to guess words, story themes, concepts etc. It's a great tool for them to use their imaginative skills. The students can be divided into 2 or 3 groups. One student will be given a word, concept or theme that they have to draw out for the students of their own team to guess. The teams who guess correctly will get a point.
Classroom Charades: Can be used for grades 1 and up. This is a great game for students to learn new words. One student would be invited to the front of the class, the teacher would give them a word, a noun or an action word and the student has to act it out for the rest of the class to guess. It's a great game for students to be engaged, think and connect meanings to words.
Freeze dance: This is a fun game to let loose. The teacher would play the music and the kids can move around or dance and they need to stop as soon as the music stops. It is a good way of building a rapport with the students and improving their listening skills and to improve their attentiveness and alertness.
Jeopardy: Can be used for grades 6 and up. The teacher can play a game of jeopardy with the class by dividing them into two groups. The teacher can ask questions related to topics taught in class or any questions related to the next topic that she is going to teach to get a sense of what students already know. The team that gets most of the correct answers, wins.
JEOPARDY
Helpful websites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UcZWXvgMZE
References
Charades Game Rules. UltraBoardGames. Retrieved October 22, 2021, from https://www.ultraboardgames.com/charades/game-rules.php.
Classroom pictionary - fun and educational game for students. Classroom Pictionary - Fun and educational game for students. (2021, September 2). Retrieved October 24, 2021, from https://www.drawize.com/blog/classroom-pictionary.
Game, P. 21 classroom games to boost teacher effectiveness and student learning. Prodigy Education. Retrieved October 23, 2021, from https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/classroom-games/.
KIBOOMU. (2015, March 25). Freeze dance | freeze song | freeze dance for kids | music for kids | the Kiboomers. YouTube. Retrieved October 24, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UcZWXvgMZE.
Online jeopardy template. JeopardyLabs. Retrieved October 24, 2021, from https://jeopardylabs.com/.
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