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Strategy 6

Using Games

Using games in the classroom will not only help students improve in their learning process but it

will create a pathway to help students who have a difficulty in understanding and focusing while in

the classroom. It has been said more than once that pupils learn through different learning styles and

it is only fair that all pupils are given the opportunity to be exposed to fun learning activities.

The teacher can create games that can be used in any subject area and in any part of the lessons.

Games can be used as an introduction which will aid in grasping the attention of pupils. Games can

be used during the lesson in order to make sure that pupils are given that break period to stretch and

also gather their thoughts and finally games can be done at the end of a lesson.

When games are going on, it is very hard for students to tune them out. They are exciting and fun,

thus implementing games an excellent tool to use for differentiating instruction. It provides an

excellent source of motivation for all students and the context necessary for students to actually

internalize the information and truly gain understanding, rather than other activities such as

worksheets. Also, provides an excellent opportunity for students to learn how to collaborate with

others and get along, plus help students understand that sometimes you win and sometimes you

lose.

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