Using games to teach

Students have a hard time sitting still all day at school.  I think its important for teachers to incorporate games into their lessons.  I am working on my social interactive lesson plan for my methods class and we had this smartboard assignment so figured it was a good time to blog about games in the classroom.  I think this is a great idea to keep kids involved in lessons.  Students usually enjoy helping their friends too.  There are a lot of great games out there that involve the students in groups and really get them thinking.   They have a chance to learn from their peers and help them at the same time.   It breaks up the long day for students and keeps them motivated.  Games are a great fun way for students to learn.   I found a really cool hollywood squares game online for older students.  For those of you teaching middle or high school this is  a great tool to use.  I definitely will use games when I have my own classroom.