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Games Lesson Plans
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Students share their opinions on violent computer games. After reading an article, they discover the controversy surrounding online games. As a class, they discuss the suitability of computer games and write their own letters to a developer of an online game that has been labeled controversial.
Young scholars model a game of chance. They predict outcomes and examine how the probability of drawing a certain shape is related to the types of prizes awarded. In addition, they create a game of chance and analyze the results.
Students play a chipmunk game to review information on family and community. In this family and community review lesson, students answer questions to move the chipmunks around the room. The first Chipmunk to make it to the last child is the winner.
Students evaluate information they have collected and determine what is the most effective in stopping the choking game from being used by students at their school. Using a KWL chart and a fact sheet, they create a bulletin board to be displayed at school.
First graders play games to practice high frequency words. In this fluency lesson, 1st graders use a timer to see how many words they know in a one minute time period. Students continue to play trying to beat the previous number correct.
Young scholars create an informational fact sheet that promotes the message of not playing the choking game and valuing one's life. They participate in a class discussion, and in small groups conduct Internet research and create and present an informational fact sheet.
Students explore the human body by participating in a card activity. In this stem cell lesson, students utilize different colored flash cards to represent different types of human cells in a science card game. Students define scientific terms such as cell, endoderm, and mesoderm before playing their game.
Fifth graders discover new ways to build their vocabulary. For this vocabulary lesson, 5th graders work in groups to create a game using their vocabulary words. Students then play the game to study vocabulary.
Practice using word blends and learning about word families by participating in a class game. Learners will collaborate as teams in a game by throwing beanbags onto a shower curtain with word blends on it. They will say the sound their bean bag lands on, identify a word with the sound, and use the word in a sentence. Great learning fun!
Ninth graders review civilizations using a Jeopardy game. For this civilizations lesson, 9th graders view pictures of different civilizations, analyze the pictures, and decide which time period they are from.
