How to teach students using games.

How to teach students using games.

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How to teach students using games

This website helps break down the steps you need to take in order to teach students using a game or other activities.
You need to have a clear plan of what you want to teach as well as how in order to keep the learning on track. Giving the game a story line can help keep students more interested in the game. Rewards and prizes are a good idea in almost every aspect of life. Adding one into the game also keeps students more interested and encourages competition. Creating a physical game element once allows you to use it again and again with your students. I'm not exactly sure if I agree with the "don't let students choose their group" sentiment but there are definitely drawbacks to each view.

List of Popular Kids Games/Activities

List of Popular Kids Games/Activities

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Here is a list of games my friends and I played when we were younger. These games are all really good and can be adapted in a way that teaches students.

Four Corners

Simon Says

Flyswatter

Blob Tag

Hot Potato

If I think of a few more I will post them either as an addition to this post or as a new post.

Future Blog Plans

Future Blog Plans

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We have been doing a lot of work towards research and more progress will be posted on our blog soon. Next we need to decide which teaching methods are the most effective. Before we design big phyisical games we will create smaller ones based on games and techniques we already know. I teach a group of little kids tae kwon do and I know that kids love moving around so it would be really good to include movement in our activities.

Tips For Teaching Students

Tips For Teaching Students

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Click on this link for a website that has some tips on teaching children Tips For Teaching Students

Popular Educational Games

Popular Educational Games

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There are a number of games designed to teach kids while entertaining them. We would like to emulate these games when creating our own activities.

Funbrain
This website is really popular with elementary students. It takes normal games that kids are used to, like tic tac toe, and incorporates a learning element into them. The arcade is especially popular because students like to compete to see who can get to the finish first.

Professor Layton and the Last Specter

Games like this challenge your brain without you realizing it. The puzzles can be very challenging even for adults. Without directly incorporating any of the core subjects studied in school this game provides a good educational challenge for people of all ages. 

Techniques for teaching students: Part 1

Techniques for teaching students: Part 1

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Creative Techniques for Teaching
This article by the Iowa State University center for excellence in learning shows several examples of ways teachers can effectively teach students. Keeping students involved is a crucial part of learning, especially when considering young students. Incorporating drawing, acting, and prompting students with questions relating to the topic have been proven very effective.

Mission Statement and Group Roles

Mission Statement and Group Roles

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This blog will be the place where we submit our research of children's learning techniques and how to make entertaining games academically beneficial towards their development.

Group Roles:
Ryan- Designing any physical games, Researching current educational games
Victoria- Researching effective learning techniques,creating game prototypes
Jordan- creating game topics, proofreading/editing games
Lindsey- Making games more appealing and kid friendly