Games

On Friday afternoon I led a math vocabulary game. My CM has electronic buzzers similar to those on a game show that the kids could use during the game. She warned me that the kids go crazy for this game, so I knew that I would have to set expectations. I set my expectations before we started and had to remind them of it once while playing. There was a little bit of confusion, because the kids had very clear ideas about how they thought the rules of the game should go. I let them give me their suggestions, but ultimately made the final decisions and stuck with them. I knew that once we were finished playing the game, I would need to get them to calm down before packing up. I had everyone sit down in their seats and take a moment to quiet down and take a deep breath. I am pleased with the way that it went overall and I might try to use the game again.