Word map

Word map


 


The word map game introduces new words
and help kids learn to spell them. It would also help in preparing to write an
essay on a subject.


 


How to play is very simple, all you need
is either a blackboard/ whiteboard for a class, or just a piece of paper for a
small group. First think of a category (preferably something simple that has
many things in it like a hospital or a school).


Write the category in the middle of the
paper and ask the kids to think of the first thing that comes to their minds
when thinking of the category.


 


Then link the word to the category and
ask again what do they think about the new word. Then link the next new word as
to create a web of words (similar to a mind map).


 


Example:         Hospital
– doctor – patients – sick – medicine


School – teacher – lesson – classroom – blackboard – chalk – duster


 


You can also test their
spelling by asking them to write the word on the board or by playing hangman.
Try to fill up the board with as many words as possible.


 


Lastly, the kids can even
write a simple essay on using the words about the selected category. 

SILENCE game

In Silence, silence is the name of the game. Students must arrange themselves in order without uttering a peep! For example, challenge students to silently sequence themselves according to height. The game can be adapted with very little preparation to fit almost any curriculum theme. For example, if the class is studying state capitals, count out enough sticky notes for each student. On each note, write the name of a state capital. Each student wears a "capital" tag on his or her shirt. The students must silently sequence themselves in alphabetical order. You might make the game even more challenging by asking them to line up according to the state for each capital!

Options: Students can create their own tags. They might write their birthdays on tags and arrange themselves in order from January 1 to December 31. They might write their seven-digit phone numbers as a seven-digit number and arrange themselves in numerical sequence.