Playing Games is an Effective Teaching Tool

Playing games in the class has been an effective tool in teaching.

Do you know that playing games is an effective teaching tool?  When done with proper management, playing games in the class can be the most effective tool a teacher can use to foster learning.  I love my profession. It makes me do what I love to do.  I love playing games, and you know what makes it better? I play with the children. Although I made them win at times ofcourse. Most of them would love to beat me, and I love seeing that kind of attitude. At the end of every game, I always remind the children that winning is just a bonus. Most children these days are too competitive. Letting them realize that it’s not always about winning will definitely encourage and motivate them to do more in life.

Why is playing games in the class effective?

Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning.

Diane Ackeman

According to what I have observed during my entire fourteen years of teaching, children who feel comfortable learn effectively. How do we make the children feel comfortable? “By playing games.”

Going back to my childhood, there were some teachers whom I wasn’t comfortable with. Most likely I didn’t do well in their subjects. However, there were also some teachers I had that made me feel extremely comfortable, and in those class I excelled. If you can imagine how I always do my best in my class to make my students feel comfortable towards me, even at times it made me less comfortable. However, hard work pays off. Every end of the school year, I would always give my self a little tap on my shoulders for realizing that I was able to built a lifelong rapport with all of them. It just feels great knowing that you can build that healthy relationship with your students.

Okay so here’s the list why “Playing Games is an Effective Teaching Tool”

• It makes the students feel comfortable.
• Students are motivated to pay more attention in the class.
• It teaches them how to be a responsible team player or leader.
• It encourages critical thinking skills.
• It enhances positive energy in the class.
• Less stressful compare to worksheet tasks.
• Better retention skills.
• Enhances class cooperation.
• Enhances attention span.
• Creates a happy and healthy environment.

This is only a summary of “Why Game is an Effective Tool in Teaching”. Teachers who are reading this can clearly understand what I am trying to say, although if you need more explanation, you may hop into this article by clicking this.

There is no excuse on escaping games just because we are using the online platform right now for teaching. For me, playing games during online learning can also be as effective as how we do it in the class. Take a look at how we did in our class recently. Click this link if you want to see how we made it possible during online learning.

So in connection with my Daily Stories, since I am still on my summer break, let’s play game here! All you need to do is the guess the word.