I found a great resource on the Jefferson County website to help me with creating games for different grade levels. It has a game board creation feature, as well as cards to use for the game. I laminated seven game boards and made seven sets of the fourth grade science cards. I teach all of the fifth grade science, so I thought this activity would be a great informal assessment of their knowledge from the previous year. It was great fun, and I was able to see some areas where they struggled. I extended the activity the next day by creating overheads of all of the questions and had the students use whiteboards to answer the questions.I felt this step was crucial, so I could clear up any misconceptions.
I also like to incorporate games with vocabulary study. As a TCAP review, we play a form of charades using Marzano's word lists.I organize the class into two teams, and alternate between acting and guessing. I have found it helps to write the word list on the board for those who need extra support. My ERC students participated last year and did a great job!
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My ERC students love the "I have who has game". We use it my class for vocabulary review and the 50 States and Capitals. Just a thought if you get a chance to use either. I will try the charades thing. Never done that before.
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