Building Relationships through Games
Young people enjoy having fun. Enjoying life with friends is a place where they desire to live- permanently. Who needs to be boring, they surmise, when you can have fun? And, so, in order to fulfill this desire to have fun, teenagers often participate in group games.
Adults and teachers are also aware that not only do teenagers want to have fun, but they also need relationships. No man is an island; it is not healthy for young people to be hermits. Since some adolescents do not have this perception, teachers combine the need for relationships and the want for enjoyment in the form of educational games.
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One such game is explained by Leah Dyason in an online article. The game is called Spotlight and goes something like this. First, you (the teacher) ask all students to stand up. Then, you issue commands, such as "sit down if your family drives a Ford," or "sit down if you wear glasses," or sit down if you have brown eyes." This process continues until one person is standing. This final, unfortunate student must go to the front of the class and answer general questions about him and his family.
This fun, meaningful game allows for robust friendships to be forged. Many other examples could be offered as useful educational tools, but the advice is still the same to aspiring teachers: scatter enjoyable games throughout your lessons so that your students will have fun while developing lasting relationships.
Adults and teachers are also aware that not only do teenagers want to have fun, but they also need relationships. No man is an island; it is not healthy for young people to be hermits. Since some adolescents do not have this perception, teachers combine the need for relationships and the want for enjoyment in the form of educational games.
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One such game is explained by Leah Dyason in an online article. The game is called Spotlight and goes something like this. First, you (the teacher) ask all students to stand up. Then, you issue commands, such as "sit down if your family drives a Ford," or "sit down if you wear glasses," or sit down if you have brown eyes." This process continues until one person is standing. This final, unfortunate student must go to the front of the class and answer general questions about him and his family.
This fun, meaningful game allows for robust friendships to be forged. Many other examples could be offered as useful educational tools, but the advice is still the same to aspiring teachers: scatter enjoyable games throughout your lessons so that your students will have fun while developing lasting relationships.
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