Educational Games: Game 1, Ace of Spades

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Promote discussion about possible answers.

 Work in groups.
Equipment

A pack of cards
A set of questions

Description

A pack of cards (with numbers 2 to 10) is spread out face down on a  table  at  the  back  of  the  class,  and  the  pupils  stand  at  the  front  of the class.The  teacher  reads  a  question  (or  it  is  projected  onto  the  white-board), and without any talking, the pupils move to the cards; each turns  over  one  card.  The  pupils  then  move  to  the  table  that  cor-responds  with  their  number  card  (for  instance,  all  pupils  who  turn over a four meet at table four).The  pupils  discuss  the  question  with  their  teammates,  and  after a  set  period  of  time,  provide  an  answer.  If  the  answer  is  correct,  all team  members  get  10  points.  The  class  then  returns  the  cards  to the  original  table  and  returns  to  the  front  of  the  class  for  the  next question. Pupils will form a new team for each question. Pupils keep their  own  scores  to  see  how  many  points  they  get  by  the  end  of
the lesson.

Variations

Easier:  Put the ace of spades in the pack.  If a pupil picks that card, she can join a table of her choice, and if that table gets
the question right, each pupil scores double points. Harder: Have an uneven number of cards on the table (for instance, only two 5s). Therefore,  some  teams  will  have  fewer pupils than others to discuss the answer.

Source: Gareth Long et al, 101 classroom games: Energize learning in any subject, 2011.

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