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All the games are great ideas for teaching Medical Term. I like all the ball games. Sounded like fun.
Tina, this can increase their communication skills. That is an important lesson for any career.
Michele Deck
We have used a lot of the games mentioned in our Med Term class. I have used hot potato and when the music stops the person with the ball answers the med term. I have also done around the world. One student stands next to another and tries to answer the word first and the winner moves to the next person until someone makes it all the way around. I have also assigned students in groups to make games. This has probably been my favorite. Then the other groups will play the game based off the directions they have written. The hardest part for the groups is making the directions clear for the other groups. which becomes another lesson on the difficulties of conveying a message so that everyone can understand
I also use Jeopardy style game for final review. It allows students to show off what they have learned as well as review for exams.
I also use the jeopardy game for the review for the final exam. The students really enjoy it and everyone gets rewarded with remembering the terms as well as a pencil or piece of candy before they leave class.
I have used scrabble also in my term class. I'm going to introduce jeopardy in my classroom on Monday.
One thing I used to do was give each student a Medical Term nick name to use while in class. I try to pick term names associated with their names. for example Brandy would become brady.Janice would become Jaundice.... It takes some creative think to come up with names but this usually gets them to remember certain terms.
no problem...I think that is what we do asInstructors and fellow workers: we help each other to find innovative methods to teach students. I don't mind sharing any ideas if it helps. I believe in teamwork/teamplaying especially in the medical field.
Melissa, this is a great strategy for teaching, too. Thank you for telling us about it so we can try it.
I would play a game like that as well..or I would have 2 rows of students and I give a definition and each person in front of each other would go race to the board and write the correct word. But if they did not know the student would pass the marker to the person behind them would race for correct word...it was fun, laughing, cheering, and the winning team recieved candy, but actually everyone received candy for participation..we would laugh so much...it made my day awesome
I use a password type game. Write the MT word on the board with 1 team member facing away from the board Then the rest of the team has to use medical words, definitions learned from class are the top preference. The students get really competitive and involved.
I like to play word-part bingo, jeapordy, and scrabble with medical terms. The entire class always seems to enjoy the activities
Kathleen, I like the activities that come with the textbooks as well. They are easy to access and already have been created by someone else, so it cuts my prep time.
This idea makes learning competitive, which appears to be fun and engaging...and it is!
I put students in groups with a bell. Then I hold up flash cards and the first group to hit the bell gets to answer. It gets kind of crazy, but it is fun and the students seem to enjoy the game.
Patricia,
I really like your idea. I'm going to try this with my next Med Term class. Thanks for sharing.