"Around the World"
GOALS:
1. Students will demonstrate their comprehension and retention of the two week unit via a game.
RESOURCES:
1. Desks
2. Question Bank
TIME:
Time varies depending on how many rounds are played and when a player wins.
PROCEDURE:
Introduction:
"Around the World" is a fun way to review a unit. Students enjoy competing amongst themselves to answer enough questions correctly to travel around the world.
Part 1:
Step 1- Arrange desks in a circle.
Step 2- Direct each student to sit at one of the desks.
Part 2:
Step 3- Distribute small pieces of paper for students to write their names.
Step 4- Collect the pieces of paper and place them in a container (hat, box, jar, etc.)
Step 5- Choose one piece of paper from the container. The name of the student written on the chosen piece will start the game.
Part 3:
Step 6- Have that student stand at the desk to his/her left so that he/she will be moving in a clockwise motion. The student sitting at that desk should stand up as well.
Step 7- Teacher will ask a question from the Question Bank. These questions would relate to anything discussed during the two week unit.
Step 8- The first student to verbally answer the question correctly continues around the world in a clockwise motion. The student who answered the question incorrectly takes a seat at the desk.
Step 9- If the students should shout the correct answer in unison the teacher calls it a tie and asks a second question.
Step 10- The student who moves completely around the world (answers correctly at every desk) is the winner of the game.
ASSESSMENT:
1. Students will demonstrate their comprehension and retention of the week through the game. (Criteria for success= The game should be used as a way for students to earn extra credit points. The teacher can have a grid or a list of the students to tally students' correct responses).
CURRICULAR STRANDS AND MAJOR CONCEPTS:
1. Language Arts- Communicating verbally throughout the game; listening skills.
2. Math, Social Studies, Science- These content areas will be addressed in the questions asked throughout the game.
POSSIBLE EXTENSIONS:
1. Teacher can revise the game by having students write the responses and run them to a focal point rather than answering verbally.
2. If teacher chooses to avoid a one-on-one competition among students, he/she can create teams of 3-4 students and distribute a list of questions from the Question Bank as a chance to earn extra credit points. This eliminates the game concept but it still provides students a review and a chance to earn extra points. It also reveals to teachers how much information has been retained.