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Monday, September 22, 2008
Body Planes Win, Lose or Draw
I had a request to post my idea for Body Planes Win, Lose or Draw game. I used this in my Applications class to review the body's directions, planes and movements. Basically, I took the part in unit 6 of Diversified Health Occupations book and put each plane, direction and movement term on a slip of paper with the term's definition. I had two sets of these slips for 24 students(you can create however many you need depending on class size.) I divided my class up into 2 sets of 12-one on each side of the room facing the white board, and then divided each of those sets into competing teams of 6 students. Each side of the room got an envelope with the slips of paper inside. The white board was divided into 2 big sections, one for each side of the room, then on each big section, there was a scoring section for each team of 6 drawn. The competing teams chose who would draw for them and the teams took turns drawing one of the terms on the white board. Each team had one book to look things up and the first team to get the correct term got a point. At the end of the class, the 2 teams who had the most points got a free dress pass or extra credit on their test. It was fun and lasted the whole class. They did not even stop for the bell.
Thank you for sharing this information!! I'm going to use it tomorrow in my class!
ReplyDeleteHey Shellee,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like they really enjoyed your class! I wish my classes were jumping up and taking that much initiative. I've tried doing a few games, and tried to get them involved with learning terms for automotive, but I'm struggling so much with my first year students to just get through safety I don't know if I can find room for more activities. I'm glad your class went well, have a good week! See you monday.