Well, it is amazing how a room of adults will become very quiet when given a word search.
I found a free word search maker on a web site. I give it to the class. After they find all the words in the puzzle, then I ask them to look up and define all of the words. Then I tell them that this is their study guide for tomorrow's quiz. They learn a lot this way.
Tanya, it is nice to receive feedback from your learners that let you know you are teaching in a way that works with them. Checking in at intervals can offer you valuable insight.
I utilize crossword puzzles and the students states "It helps".
Students respond to competition and the enthusaism of their teachers. Thank you for sharing your creative teaching approaches.
I have used both the crossword and word search in my class.The students are excited enough if the Instructor is also excited enough/ I have found that if you do a time word search it also creates more challenge.
I am looking forward to trying the matching activites. I think that it will get my students excited about doing different activities then the same old same old.
I would not measure it as an individual activity, but rather see it as a reinforcing activity, Lisa Whether my learners learn from me or their peers, they are still learning. The more I can get them to go back over the material, whether using competition or not(which many find motivating) I see as a positive.
I think crossword puzzles would be more challenging on an individual basis - especially those that are not grasping the concept or putting in the time to learn whereas bingo is fun and interactive - there is always one individual who blurts the word therefore can you really measure it as an individualized activity?
Make a sheet of paper with 25 squares on it, 5 across and 5 down. In some of the boxes place terms and in some definitions. Using the same items make 2 other cards, but put the items in different places. Copy the 3 cards into as many copies as you have students. In a fishbowl, write down the opposite items to match the cards (such as if you wrote a term on the card, write the definition on the paper for the fishbowl). Randomly pull items from your fishbowl and read them. The students must X off the match in their bingo card. the first to get 5 in a row wins!
How do you do a terminology bingo game? I'd be really interested in trying it in one of my lectures. I think the students would really like it.
Thanks for giving that a try, Elizabeth. I think some joyful noise from a class is okay for a short period of time.
I have a class of 22 students so I tried the one where half the class has the medical term on a note card and the other half has the meaning and they have to find their match. They liked it a lot but it did get a little noisy and I was worried about disturbing the other classes, so maybe need to be more structured. The pictionary game sounds good too...Will try that next class.
Students love to compete and that is a great idea!
I have created crossword puzzles to be used as a review sheet in class upon completion at home.
The student with the most correct answers receive points or a prize.
Bingo is all about matching and is a strategy many students are familiar with...I'd use it frequently.
I enjoy bingo with the class....
I agree with this. After purchasing crossword puzzle software and having my students do them, I realized that they really did not care for this activity. They really enjoy BINGO or as we call it in class MINGO!
Thanks, Donna for sharing your experience!
