Day 27: Learning Through Games

Game Time!

This year, Hilliard Horizon Elementary students in grades 1-5 can choose from 6 enrichment classes that meet before school twice a week.  The purpose of these enrichment opportunities is to offer students a chance to extend their learning through creative or innovative ways.

One of the optional enrichment classes student got to choose from at Hilliard Horizon is the Game Club class.  While students play games like "Battleship", "Connect 4" and "Hedbanz", they also keep track of thinking skills they are using while they play the games.  Mrs. Nott and Mrs. Showalter, two of the ELL teachers at Horizon, help students keep track of the thinking that is involved with the games they play.  The two teachers are helping students develop vocabulary, critical thinking skills, and math skills, as well as helping students understand cause and effect relationships.



Comparison Chart of strategies used while playing various games.