Looking for a fun way to review science or
social studies concepts? Students seem bored or uninterested in lessons at the
end of a unit? Fret not my fellow teacher friends, a solution is here. The
answer- PLAY A GAME! I can’t stress enough how much more my students seem to
retain when they are forced to know it in a friendly competition among
classmates. Sweeten the deal with reward points, a free homework pass for the
winning team, or their name on the superstar wall… it’s a winner for sure.
This week’s review came from a game we used to
play when I was growing up and is still fun as heck to play- Taboo. If you’re
not familiar with this game, here’s how it’s played:
During their turn, each player is forced to
describe a word or phrase to their team without using certain words. For
example, you have to get your team to guess the word “circle”, but you can’t
say shape, round, sphere, or square. This is such a great exercise for second
language learners because it forces them to really think about what words to
use. Plus, it’s an incredibly funny sight to watch as your students struggle to
find the words they needJ
If you have time at the end of a lesson, you
should give this one a try- it’s a riot!
Here’s a copy of the cards I made for our
geography review, but any word or phrase will work.
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