I know so many of us love to play games. And by now you all know that dice games are one of my favorite ways for students to practice vocabulary and language. Dice are cheap and students are engaged when playing games. It is a win for everyone.
So many people have told me that they are bummed that they can’t play these games during remote online learning. Guess what? I am here to tell you that you can play these games in both the asynchronous and synchronous settings. Let me tell you how.
Synchronous Game Time
Playing games in a synchronous setting is easy if you just share your screen with students. There are tons of games already made for you. All you need is a digital game board that you can share with your students. I take a dice game board like this one for clothing and classifiers and show the students through a shared screen. You can also share the dice game with students so they have a digital copy, but then you risk losing attention by them going from the call to the document.
Then use an online dice roller like this one. You roll the dice then call on a student to give you the sign or use the word in a sentence. You can toggle the screen between the dice roller and the dice game. Or, again, you roll the dice and have the student check the document you shared to give you the answer.
Asynchronous Game Play
Asynchronous is not as fun but it can be done and a good way to make sure students are practicing the vocabulary terms. Share the dice game board with students digitally through Google Classroom or your Learning Management System. Then have them record themselves playing the game. They can also play with a partner and record their time together. This is a good way to keep the class together and maintaining the class bond.
Why Dice Games?
Sometimes learning a new online tool is difficult, time-consuming, or expensive. Dice games can help you class stay interactive when not actually together. They can engage students in learning during time apart. So why not try to use your already made dice games during your next online session. Your students will be thankful that you did.
Dice games are an old school favorite amongst teachers and students. Kids are missing game time with their friends when they are not in the actual classroom. Keep things as normal as possible by continuing to play the games your students love.
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