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Teach with Games - Tips for Using Educational Games
- 3. can we use games??
- 4. makes a game good??
- 5. Where to Find Flashcards
Editor's Notes
- WelcomeFocus on games and activities to teach elementary theoryGoal is to leave with one game for every conceptTransitioned to teaching theory completely through games and hands-on materials 5 or 6 years agoHave collected a closet full of games since then… Before we look at games, consider 3 questions
- Flashcards can include:Rhythm cardsPrompts to build scales, triads, draw key signatureGemstone Triad cards
- Pitched percussionSnowball Flashcards
- Giant sized keyboards
- Add block to a tower, make Lego construction, piece of a puzzle, basketball hoopMr. Potato Head!
- DO this one Icebreaker game for group lessons
- Good for instant visual recognitionLandmarks, intervalsUse flyswatter or Hand Slapper
- 2 way or 3 way match
- VERY versatile – Students can clap rhythm, build scales, chords, etc. on keyboard, draw sharp and flat symbols, etc.
- Like Tic Tac Toe, only longerGood with Middle School kidsGood review game before theory exams – cover LOTS of different skills
- GROUP GAMESGo Fish, Old Maid, Snap – 2 way matchSpoons – 3, 4 or 5 way match (could be triads, 7th chords, pentascales)Better with late elementary, middle school students
- Anything that the answer is a letter:Piano Key Name, Sharp & Flat names, Key Signatures, 3rd or 5th of a triadNeed random cardsPLAY Key Signature VersionMention Krazy Keys
- Turn any board game into a life-size gameboardGood for concepts with numbers – intervals, note & rest values, steps & skipsFun seasonal game – pumpkin patch, strand of Christmas lights, Easter EggsNeed element of chance
- Use to introduce a conceptGood for landmarksSharp and Flat or stem placement