Classroom Games Intro

Hello,

                My name is Wintermute and this is Dumbr, an account of my life and times teaching English as a second language in South Korea. Over the past couple months I have talked about South Korea, Teaching Contracts, common classroom occurrences and discipline tactics. Today I would like to start a new segment, Classroom Games.

                One of the hardest things to do is make class fun, new, and refreshing every day. Parents want class to be fun because it looks like a good learning environment. Managers want class to be fun because they don’t want to send off the impression that English is boring. You want your class to be fun so it doesn’t get dull and boring for you and your students. But the most important factor will always be your students, who also want class to be fun for obvious reasons.

                I think a lot of teachers get this idea that if they play games all day they are not learning. This can of course be true depending on how often you play and what kind of games you play. But understand this, playing fun educational games with the students can show them more practical uses for what you have taught them; it lets them see how they can use their new found knowledge. This week we will cover:

1.       Board Games –Quick, on your feet games that can be played with any size class on the classroom marker board. (Marker board on the wall by the way, not table top in a box board games)

2.       Gym Games – There are games out there other than Duck Duck Goose.

3.       Music Games – Hate singing like me, than have some fun instead.

4.       Word Games – Making students speak while learning a new language? Absurd!

5.       Computer Games – They are Korean After all.

               By the way, a little where am I now? I will be moving back to South Korea next week and I’ll do my best to keep you updated. I will do everything in my limited power to take pictures of my flight trip and arrival, but I’m not much of a picture taker, and not at all a picture uploader. Thank you all for your amazing support, be sure to share this blog with everyone, facebook it, blog it, twitter it. Bring your Questions, and I will see you in class tomorrow!

Your Teacher,

Wintermute

Travels

Hey,

I suppose I will use this blog as a way to detail my travels through South Korea. Starting in April I will be heading back to South Korea and working as a English Teacher. This will be my second time going and I will be working in the same city I was in last time. Rather lucky for me really.

I will be working in an public elementary school. The last time I was there was I worked at a private school which was one of the most horrid experiences of my life Grant it I loved Korea, hence my return, but if you are ever planning on teaching in South Korea never ever teach in a private school.

Talk to you later,
Wintermute