Wednesday, November 02, 2005

My Game

If I could create a game with unlimited amount of money and help, then I would choose to make one with a character my student would know. I want to teach kindergarten, so using shows such as Clifford the Big Red Dog, or Seaseme Street in the classroom to help establish a concept will be used.

If I used Seaseme Street, for example, I could let the various characters go over different subject areas. At the same time, the students would have to play certain roles. I think that what the article says about playing roles makes sense. Games such as Orgean Trail, even Monopoly to an extent, allow those who play, to play a role. Whether thats a person settling in the west or playing a real estate tycoon, its fun to play a role.

In the game the students could be various people that have to use some of the basic concepts the students would learn in the classroom. Such as someone who works in a store, and having to give the characters basic change. Another example could be to have the children arrange the characters in alphabetically order, as if they were teachers in a classroom fully of characters such as Elmo, or Big Bird.

In order to get to the different places in the game to play the different roles, the student would have to go through different tasks, and then a door will open allowing them to advance. This will hold their interest, hopefully, and allow them to want to continue on with the game. Also there should be a way to let the students receive some sort of points, also to hold the child's interest.

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