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Classroom Idea - Geography Pictionary |
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Written by IppTak
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Friday, 20 April 2007 |
Here's a classroom idea using dry erase boards. Melissa Coto and Mrs. Avelia have posted this game at University of Boise website a few years ago. It is a great example of creating a fun games that children enjoy with the use of dry erase boards.
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Title: Geography Pictionary
Subject: Geography
Grade Level: 6
Presented by Melissa Coto and Mrs. Avelia
Prerequisite Skills:
Students will need to have had some kind of experience with basic geography vocabulary and concepts.
Objective:
SWBAT practice using and creating pictures related to the basic concepts of geography. They will also identify locations on a map and verbalize information that they know about the vocabulary.
Materials: You need one of these for every group of four students--outline map of the world, plastic page protector, overhead marker, dry erase board, Expo marker, set of cards with the vocabulary terms on them, damp and wet paper towel, and one room clock for everyone to use.
Interest Building:
Ask for a volunteer to come to the board. Explain to the class that you are going to give her/him a word to draw on the board, and then everyone will try to guess what the word is. Choose a word preferably not from the vocabulary list (could relate to anything). After the student draws the picture and someone guesses the word, ask the students how many of them have ever played Pictionary.
Activities:
Students will play Pictionary in groups of four people, two people on each team. They will choose a card from the pile and then draw a picture on a dry erase board while their partner guesses what it is. There will also be a world map with outlines of the seven continents placed inside the plastic page cover. Students may use the overhead marker to draw on that if they want. This really is an optional feature. Some students may have a very hard time guessing the continent (or that it is a continent) that their teammate is drawing. Yet it would be good practice for them to try and draw them so they could get the basic shape. Yet the other thing about the activity is that once they guess the term (worth 1 point), if they can say something meaningful about it then they get an additional 1 point. Example tundra--found in the coldest regions.
Summary:
Explain that today they are going to be playing Pictionary using vocabulary terms that they have been studying in social studies. Divide students into groups of four and explain the activity. Advise them that each team gets one minute to draw and guess the vocabulary term. Once they actually guess the term then they have 15 seconds to say something meaningful about it. Explain to students that they may either use their own watch or the clock on the wall to time each other. Students go until all the terms have been guessed by someone or until time runs out.
Thoughts:
The great thing about this game is that you can add to the terms all year long. This way students are always practicing new and previous vocabulary. It will also help them make connections between terms and concepts. I've included a list of terms we have started to collect for the next couple units we will be teaching. | Equator Prime Meridian Temperate Zone Asia Europe Antarctica Deciduous Forest Caribbean Sea Tropic of Capricorn Tropical Zones | Polar ZonesAustralia Nile River Evergreen Forest Red Sea Africa Tropic of Cancer South America Europe North America | Grasslands Desert Northern Hemisphere Indian Ocean Longitude Latitude Pacific Ocean Western Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere Arctic Ocean | Reference:
Melissa Coto and Mrs. Avelia
Central Elemtary School
http://education.boisestate.edu/interchange/lessons1999/geopict.htm |
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