Creating Powerpoint Games and Activities Supplementing Lessons
Unit Aims To familiarize yourself with various powerpoint games that can be used in English classrooms To develop your skills with powerpoint To practice your professional writing through creating your own classroom games
Classroom games & Activities What are some of the most common English classroom games & activities you have experienced? As a teacher? As a student? What were your most favorite and least favorite? Why?
Critical thinking What are some of the good points and bad points about classroom games?
A game format can be used for various purposes… Introducing content Reviewing content For repetition purposes To fill time To motivate students To spice things up
Spicing things up Materials and resources
Some example games 4 Pics 1 Word Jeopardy Bomb Game Pass the ball
Working with templates
Potential Tasks Say it (they see a picture) Spell it Draw it Read it Explain it Translate it Do it (they have to perform an action) Find it Answer the question True/False Multiple choice Which one is correct Which one is incorrect Find the problem Make a list Put in order
Materials and Resources https://1drv.ms/f/s!AiksCeJePkc1ugFrIdnImgtjK2fK www.waygook.org
Task Browse the materials and resource links I have provided Create your own PPT game based on what appeals to you and your style Present what you have created to the class ( Introduce and play it – 5 mins max)