Didactic game in math lesson
Author: Eva Seidlova
Origin: CZECH REPUBLIC
Implemented in:France and Belgium (French and Flemish Communities)
Description: The objective of this GP is that students revise all the mathematical terms that they have learned in previous lessons in a fun way. The lesson is based on a game called “draw and guess,” for which the class is split in two halves. One student from each group comes to the teacher’s desk and sees a mathematical term. He or she has to draw it for
the group to guess which term it is. Once the group guesses the term, another student can go to the teacher to receive a new term. The group that guesses all the terms most quickly wins. The students are very motivated by this game as first of all they don’t have the feeling that they are studying, because they are having fun, and secondly the game gives them the feeling of competition, which encourages them to work extra hard. Another virtue of this game is that its duration can vary depending on how long the teacher wants the students to review terms. Furthermore, it is a good way to let students do some self assessment, as they report whether they had problems with the terms or whether they knew them all.The objective of this GP is that students revise all the mathematical terms that they have learned in previous lessons in a fun way. The lesson is based on a game called “draw and guess,” for which the class is split in two halves. One student from each group comes to the teacher’s desk and sees a mathematical term. He or she has to draw it for the group to guess which term it is. Once the group guesses the term, another student can go to the teacher to receive a new term. The group that guesses all the terms most quickly wins. The students are very motivated by this game as first of all they don’t have the feeling that they are studying, because they are having fun, and secondly the game gives them the feeling of competition, which encourages them to work extra hard. Another virtue of this game is that its duration can vary depending on how long the teacher wants the students to review terms. Furthermore, it is a good way to let students do some self assessment, as they report whether they had problems with the terms or whether they knew them all.
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