How to Create Your Own Math Game Lesson Plan
Students can tell the difference between a teacher who is prepared and one who is just winging it. A tool that helps a teacher to be well prepared is a lesson plan. It is his road map for his lesson. It guides him to his destination by telling him exactly where he is going, how to get there. The more prepared a teacher is, the better learning experience that his students will have.
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Think about the goals you want to achieve for your lesson. That is the first step found on teach-nology.com. A goal can be defined as a broad objective or a general intention. For example, if you were playing the game "ROLLIN" WITH THE FACTS", found on learn-with-math-games.com, you would state your goal something like: students will learn about multiplication facts.
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State objectives for your lesson. Objectives, according to edweb.sdsu.edu, are specific things you want to see take place during your lesson. Using the previous mentioned math game, an objective might be: learn about multiplication facts by rolling two sets of dice, take the sum from each set, and multiply the sums.
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List your materials. This will allow you to know beforehand exactly what you need. Be sure to gather your materials before you even enter the classroom.
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Introduce your lesson to your students so they will know exactly what they are doing for the day. Make it exciting so they will want to participate and learn. To introduce "ROLLIN" WITH THE FACTS", you could have your students time you as you roll the dice yourself and solve a couple of problems. Show excitement about what you are doing, and your students will be excited, too.
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Prepare your class for the game by dividing them up in teams if necessary, and by handing out the materials.
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Give your students the directions and rules for the game. Make sure to explain them clearly and take any questions so the students know exactly what to do.
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Play the game. While the students are playing, take note of any problem areas and be sure to address them when you teach next.
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Review how the game went when it is finished. Make sure that you reached all your objectives. If not, be sure to cover whatever you missed as soon as possible.
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Review the concepts in the next day or two to ensure the students really understood the concepts the game was enforcing.
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Tips & Warnings
Make sure the game is on your students level.
Clearly explain what it is you want your students to do.
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