I believe today's class (October 20) will be devoted to a presentation of your history/social studies games. Please post your game here. I plan on adding some of your games to my Gluing Students to Their Seats, so I'd appreciate it if you would post your game in a format that will make it easy for me to post on that site. By the way, I I think you will find the games and activies on the "Gluing" blog very useful when you're actually teaching and need an occasional change of pace.
"Who am I?"
ReplyDelete-Write historical names on index cards.
-Then tape the cards on the backs of students (making sure the student does not see the card on their own back).
-Have the students try to figure out who they are by asking the other students "yes/no" questions.
-When the students figure out who they are, they move the card from their back to their front.
*If competition is needed, make it a race (or see who can figure themselves out in the fewest number of questions). But it also works well in a relaxed, casual mingling type setting as well.
**Historical Events could also be added to the mix.
***This would make a fun first day "get to know each other" game, but it might also be a fun way to review.
-John Vogel
PS Kudos to all the games yesterday! They all were big hits!
Kirsten Saunders
ReplyDeleteHistory NFL
-I prepared a powerpoint with questions pertaining to the chosen unit. The chosen unit for the class: The Civil Rights Movement.
-Additionally, I created a word document for the answer key as it pertains to the corresponding powerpoint slide.
-I had a football field with yard lines printed off to keep track of the two teams. (Thank you Zach!)
-Each question (depending on difficulty) corresponded with a certain yard gain. Each team had 3 downs or 3 chances to get a question correct. Additionally, the opposing team had 1 blitz, which they could use at any time to immediately steal a question from the other team.
*I had trouble with a one sided game, meaning one team could dominate, leaving the other team no chance for participation.
*If I were to redo this game, I would have more football items like fumbling and interceptions.
*My rules need to be more clearly defined and I need a more concrete football field, or tracking system.
This game could be a lot of fun and provides friendly competition.
Like John commented, the games were all really well done!! Good job everyone.
There really is no name for my game. I remember playing it in middle/high school in many different classes. The thing I like about it, is that you can play it wherever, and it really requires no set up.
ReplyDelete-Organize a series of quiz or review questions based on the unit you have been studying.
-Divide the class into two teams in whatever way you like.
-Position the class garbage can in front of the class, with the board eraser next to it.
-Have one member from each of the team come to the front to face off against each other.
-The first person to slap the desk (ring the buzzer) will get an opportunity to answer the question. If they get it right they are awarded 2 points.
-Also, if they get it right they will have an opportunity to shoot the eraser into the trash bin for an additional point.
-If the question is answered incorrectly, the question is passed to the other student. IF they answer correctly, they will be rewarded 1 point and a shot with the eraser.
-Whoever has the most points at the end is the winner.
Everyone else's games really were great. They gave me some great ideas of what might be good to use for history/social studies/geography review games. The feedback from the kids was also good to hear.
The game I did was History Feud. I took the idea out of our text book.
ReplyDeleteThe way I set it up was to split the class into two teams, then two people would come up and get a topic and have to give me the most popular answer. Then who ever has given me the most popular answer gets to choose whether or not they can figure out the rest of the answers to the subject.
This will make a good review at the end of the lesson, and this will provide all the info that students need to prepare a good essays.
Zach Anderson
My Game was a Geography Beginner Map game. It is very simple, can be altered to specific parts of the world, or in general. This game can be used as a beginning game to get students thinking about the world; as a review lesson before a test; and as an end-of-unit or end-of-semester summary. Sorry, it has no flashy name!
ReplyDeleteInstructions:
1. Put students up in to manageable groups (preferably no more than four)
2. Hand each group a copy of the blank world map.
3. Give them a minute to look it over.
4. Give each group a unique sound (bark, quack, ‘la la la’, etc.) Delegate who in the group can make that sound.
5. Say one item on the ‘What to look for’ list. The group who makes the noise first and can correctly identify where it is in 5 seconds get a point. Group with most points wins!!
What you need:
- A projector to put blank map on the white board.
- Erasable markers for students to identify place on the large board.
- ‘What to look for’ list for teachers.
- Enough copies of blank map for each group
-Amber Eich
I chose a game of Hollywood Squares. I liked the game because it gave the students an option and they had a 50/50 chance of getting it right or wrong. If the got it correct we could move on and if they got it incorrect we could take a little bit of time to explain the answer.
ReplyDeleteI think this game could be used in the beginning middle or end of a lesson. It can be used to introduce new material or to review already studied material and the students are not left searching for answers they either agree or disagree so the game can move along quickly.
Instructions:
1. Create a template for a Hollywood squares game.
2. Break the students up into two teams
3. Have the teams select questions and then give them a possible answer.
4. Give the team either an X or an O if the answer was correct or incorrect.
5. The game is fairly easy to win but the fun is in answering the questions. I could modify the rules to get more points for each team. I thought the game was very successful.
Everyone did a fabulous job on presenting and teaching their game.