Since many of my students are new arrivals in the USA, it is not unusual for them to have never read the book. We always spend the bulk of our time on reading comprehension. We read the book, watch the movie (both the cartoon version, and the updated version starring Jim Carrey), and compare/contrast the different versions of the story. The culminating activity is always a board game show-down to see who knows the story the best. I always allow students to reference the book, if needed, while play How The Grinch Stole Christmas Review Game, but they take it as a personal challenge to try and answer as many questions as possible without looking back at the text. Some tips I've learned through the years for playing these types of games in class:
Like many others, I have been online this semester, so I converted my How The Grinch Stole Christmas Review Game into a digital format. I've shared in many different posts about my process for converting games, and about the Game Play Script that my husband wrote for me to allow students to "draw" a card and "roll" the dice. If you want to see this particular game in action, you can check out this YouTube video: Rather than repeat information I've previously shared, I want to share with you some of the best ways I've found to use digital board games in a remote learning environment. There are so many wonderful scripts, add-ons, and other innovative ideas, but there are still limits to what we can do in these digital environments. Here some of the different ways my students and I have successfully experimented with playing digital board games:
This semester has been a lot of trial and error for me and my students, as I'm sure it has been for many others. I'm sure there are many other ways of playing games in a fully remote classroom, but these are the four that have worked the best for us. I hope it helps you to get some ideas for your classrooms as well. Happy teaching, everyone!
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