Teacher-Student Games: Top 10 Picks

Teachers, how can you make studies interesting for students? How can you do it in a way that sharpens their social and academic skills? How can you make them enjoy the process of learning? And why does "teacher-student games" keep coming up when you look this up?Snakes and Ladders: The Vocabulary Edition

This is one of our teacher-student games based on a game we all know and love – snakes and ladders! Firstly, a a group of two or more people make a checkerboard full of different words (instead of numbers). Then, the game begins by rolling the dice and playing the game like you usually do.

When a student reaches a word on the checkerboard, the player has to provide the correct definition. If they do so correctly, they can stay where the are. If they answer inaccurately, they go back to the closest position with a snake going down and they go down the snake. The person who reaches 100 first wins the game.

Grades: I to XII (depending on difficulty of the words)

Subject(s): English

Skills enhanced: Creativity, critical thinking, stock of words

Why this game?: This game helps bridge the student-teacher gap while improving their vocabulary.

Word BINGO!

This next one of our teacher-games is pretty cool too. The student uses a piece of paper and draws a 5 by 5 matrix. Next, the teacher then provides a particular genre, concept or topic. In each square, the student writes 25 keywords or words related to that concept.

Finally, each student takes turns to announce a word that they have written down. If any student has written that word down, they cross it out or circle it. Whoever crossed out or circled five rows and/or columns (diagonals are included) becomes the winner.

Grades: I to XII (depending on difficulty of the words and/or concept)

Subject(s): English, Science, Languages, Social Sciences, etc.

Skills enhanced: Spelling, analysis, memory, speed

Why this game?: it’s fun, it’s creative, and it is interactive.

Pictionary

For this pick of teacher-student games, the teacher divides the class into two groups A and B. A person from one group goes to the other and he/she whispers a keyword or concept to a member of the opposite team. Then the member has to draw something to a depict the word to his/her own team

Grades: I to XII (depending on difficulty of the words and/or concept)

Subject(s): English, Science, Languages, Social Sciences, etc.

Skills enhanced: Collaboration, communication, holistic understanding (visual and semantic)

Why this game?: This is an interesting game that induces team spirit amongst students, helping their bond to grow stronger. Plus, it reinforces concepts in their minds

Treasure Hunt with Newspaper

In this one of our teacher-student games, the teacher gives a set of words to their students. The students will circle the words that the teacher provides in the newspaper and will form a set of sentences with them. The one who finishes first and correctly will win.

Grades: I to XII (depending on difficulty of the words and/or concept)

Subject(s): English, Science, Languages, Social Sciences, etc.

Skills enhanced: improves knowledge, vocabulary, speed of thinking and the ability to work under pressure

Why this game?: It reveals to the teacher, the ability of a student to identify important pieces of information.

Sport Drama

So, how do you play this one of our teacher-student games? Hint: You’ve got to go outside first!

The teacher splits the class into groups, each consisting of about 3-5 members. Following that, you give a scenario related to sports (for example: playing gully cricket). Subsequently, they enact it in their own way.

Grades: I to XII

Subject(s): Any subject

Skills enhanced: it stimulates the creativity of a student, activity levels and eliminates shyness.

Why this game?: simply to have fun!

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