Managing Behavior with Games
Tired of playing the behavior game with unruly students? You're not alone. Teachers everywhere deal with daily behavior issues that disrupt their classrooms and student learning. Instead of handing out more detentions though, you can make a much bigger impact by simply playing games. For Hyperactivity If you have a class or two of students who can't sit still or focus for more than a minute, then you'll want to focus on M&M game traits: Movement : Incorporating space and time for physical movement allows hyperactive students to expel excess energy. When they are allowed to move their bodies, you'd be surprised at how well it focuses their mind for mental tasks like brainstorming, reviewing, reflecting, and more. For example, some of my students struggled with paying attention to the reading long enough to identify figurative language. To combat this, I use Lit Grid . It's like a giant game of team Connect 4 with a twist of relay race, and instead of dropping ch