Two Simple & Fun Word Games to Help Students With Vocab
Two Simple & Fund Word Games to Help Students with Vocab Learning & remembering vocabulary can feel like a tedious chore for students. As an alternative to dull worksheets or packets, I will explain two similar vocabulary-centric games to help students learn/review important terms. Both of these strategies over game-based learning. Using games to educate students makes the content more enjoyable, and oftentimes more memorable. Creating a point system within these games would also create gamification in the classroom, providing the students greater motivation to learn. They’re both quick & easy to set up and play! Talk a Mile a Minute One strategy is called “Talk a Mile a Minute”. First, students should find teams - pairs or groups of three are ideal. One student on each team, “the talker”, is given a sheet of paper or card that lists six terms (the number of terms on each card is, of course, adjustable). The talker then has one minute to explain the terms, withou...