Teaching History with Classroom Games
Games are a useful addition to the history lesson plan in that they break the routine of book-based activities. They also make for more interaction between students and teachers while promoting team work within the lesson when group activities are involved.
The kind of games incorporated into the lesson depends on the age-group of the students involved. There are also other considerations to take such as the budget of a given institution. Will there be finances available for the purchase of game-based educational technology and software?
Expensive educational software is not necessary for effective educational playing in lessons. Fill-in-the blanks questionnaires, word games, trivia tests and even guess who identification games can be prepared simply and cost effectively on the teacher’s computer and then either printed out and given to students or electronically sent to the students emails before lessons on history PowerPoint lessons.
History PowerPoint lessons are among the most popular form of educational technology for presenting classroom games. Not only can they be stored easily on CD-ROMs, but they can also be circulated among students electronically and also saved for next year’s class.
There are also games in which students imagine themselves as archaeologists recreating the past or explorers unearthing new continents in 3D form are examples of activities popular with most age groups. It is also advisable to spend time before the lesson finding your way around the site and what it involves. This will help you to be on your toes when students ask questions during the lesson.
The best thing about classroom games is that they are so versatile. The same format of activities can be used for U.S. History lesson plans as for World History lesson plans.
Professionally made classroom games can be purchased over the internet, and emailed directly to you. They can be re-used every year, giving teachers a lot of mileage from a single purchase. Also, given the hours it would take a teacher to produce the same materials, the prices are low.
They can be bought along with complete PowerPoint lesson plans, which is like having a "classroom in a box" with packages that include lessons, games, exams and more.
Besides being able to hold the attention of students, they are linked to national history standards and major state standards, which helps with state test prep, and can improve students' state test scores.
Besides being able to hold the attention of students, they are linked to national history standards and major state standards, which helps with state test prep, and can improve students' state test scores.
Classroom games are fun and educational and can be especially effective when combined with professionally produced PowerPoint materials.
Written by Muireann Prendergast. MultiMedia Learning LLC provides history classroom games, World history PowerPoints, as well as, and U.S. History PowerPoints. Learn more at http://www.multimedialearning.org.
Classroom games are fun and educational and can be especially effective when combined with professionally produced PowerPoint materials.
Written by Muireann Prendergast. MultiMedia Learning LLC provides history classroom games, World history PowerPoints, as well as, and U.S. History PowerPoints. Learn more at http://www.multimedialearning.org.
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