At my high school last year, for example, there were 4,996 discipline referrals written on 911 students (over 75 percent of the student body) and 532 suspensions of 284 students. Yet, as a teacher at various public schools in Kentucky over the past nine years, I’ve rarely seen these types of control measures have the effect of deterring or preventing repeat behavioral problems. In reality, we dole out far more punitive disciplinary measures like suspension than we did 30 years ago, and according to research by Villanova University sociology professor Allison Ann Payne, the number of security guards, cameras, controlled grounds, and other police-like measures have been steadily increasing since the mid-1990s. Too few consequences for students who don’t toe the line. What classroom games do you like to play? What do you and your students enjoy most about playing classroom games? Comment below – we’d love to hear from you.For many “old-school” teachers and parents who grew up in an age of greater conformity and fear-based authority, the culture of our schools is in dire straits because they believe there is not enough discipline. These simple but effective group games are a great addition to any lesson plan. Try out these exciting classroom games with your students and encourage them to apply their knowledge in new ways. If they guess correctly then they swap with the student at the front, and the game continues.Īlternative: To make this academic you could ask subject-related questions to select the students for each round. The students whose thumbs were pinched then stand and have to guess who pinched them. The 3-4 students return to the front of the room, once they have pinched a thumb, and the class raises their heads. The 3 – 4 students at the front then carefully tip-toe around the classroom and gently pinch one thumb each, from the students with their heads down. The rest of the class then put their heads on the table and hold their thumbs in the air. Game: 3 – 4 students are chosen to stand at the front of the room. Also, if you have more time, then you could create your own bingo boards with specific vocabulary or concepts you are covering in that lesson (reusable). Continue describing different words until one student successfully completes their grid and shouts ‘bingo!’ (you can also award a prize to the first student who gets 3 in a row).Īlternative: Students can insert their own subject-related answers into the bingo grid, but this makes it more challenging for you due to extensive word choice and ambiguity. You must then randomly select a word from the list to describe, and students must guess the word in order to cross it off on their grid (if present). Game: Ask students to draw a 6 x 6 grid on their whiteboards or pieces of paper then select 6 words or images from the given list to draw/write in their grid.
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Resources: whiteboards and pen or paper and pen/pencils, plus a list of subject-specific terms or concepts e.g. numbers, phonics, key vocabulary, scientific formulae, or historical figures. This fun game will encourage your students to think ‘outside-the-box’ and draw on a range of subject knowledge. The game then repeats with another student thinking of a relevant word.Īlternative: If you feel a hangman would not be appropriate then use a different image – either subject-specific or think creatively e.g. The first team to guess the word wins, unless the hangman is completed. Incorrect guesses result in a hangman being drawn (one line at a time). The rest of the class then guesses the word, one letter at a time (allow one student from each team to guess alternately). The student must then draw spaces on the whiteboard to represent each letter in their word. Game: Divide your class into two teams then select a student to stand at the front of the class and think of a word related to the lesson (or you could give them a suitable word). Resources: whiteboard and pen or interactive whiteboard, plus a list of subject-specific words to inspire your students.
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