In her first post of the year, 3/4’s teacher Quynh Nguyen shares a fun classroom resource that allows her聽students to learn more about one another all while having a great time.
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What鈥檚 the hardest part about being president?
Student #1: 鈥淓veryone wanting to take your picture all the time, so you don鈥檛 have much privacy.”
Student #2: 鈥淵ou have to work with people who don鈥檛 like you.鈥
Student #3: 鈥淵ou have to make big decisions that benefit everyone.鈥
If you could cover any food in chocolate, what would it be?
鈥淢ore chocolate!鈥澛鈥淏补苍补苍补蝉!鈥澛鈥淏谤辞肠肠辞濒颈!鈥澛鈥凄辞苍耻迟蝉!鈥
I am always searching for new classroom tools, whether academic or social. Finding games that fit this bill is a bonus. Last month, I came across one called Chat Pack for Kids: Creative Questions to Ignite the Imagination. Chat Pack comes in a small box with 100+ questions. The above question, asking kids what the hardest thing about being president is, generated serious answers. Sometimes we pick questions from the chat pack that draw laughs and giggles, such as, 鈥淚f you could cover any food in chocolate, what would it be?鈥 Initially, I wanted to learn more about the kids in my class and for them to learn more about their teachers. I鈥檓 finding other benefits to playing a game like this.
Every day (at least when we remember or have time), our class meets at the rug for about 10-15 minutes to play Chat Pack. If we are low on time, a teacher will select a card and call on hands. If we have more time, the students will call on hands. I find that students are eager to answer these questions. They raise their hands and listen to each other. I am also seeing that 100% of my class participates, so everyone is voicing their opinion. And most importantly, we are having a lot of fun learning about each other.聽
