Planning role-playing games, simulation games and simulations with ‘to teach’
The objective is to support teachers in planning and conducting role-playing games, business games, and simulations in the classroom. The worksheet is designed to help you convey complex concepts in a practical way and plan your own simulations.
Contents and methods:
The worksheet serves as a comprehensive guide for preparing and conducting business games. It contains step-by-step instructions for a business game on a selected topic. This also includes the presentation of a possible scenario, which can serve as a basis for lesson preparation.
Target group:
Teacher
Escape Room: The Forest Championship
Students playfully immerse themselves in the world of trees, solve puzzles, and identify different tree species in order to find a “forest treasure” and break a “curse.”
Content and Methods:
In an escape room scenario, students solve various puzzles related to tree species. They must identify trees based on descriptions, fill in gaps in texts, evaluate statements about trees as true or false, and classify trees as deciduous or coniferous. The worksheet also encourages students to document the trees they find, e.g., through photos or drawings.
Skills:
- Knowledge of tree species
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving
- Reading comprehension and text analysis
- Classification and categorization
Target audience and grade level:
Grade 5 and up