Multipurpose+Games

Why Use Games in the Classroom?

· Games are fun. They create excitement and evoke interest on the part of the students. Students to actively participate in the learning process -- as players rather than spectators.

· Games individualize the learning process, promoting independence and enabling students to work at their own rate of speed and at the appropriate academic level.

· Games are self-rewarding and self-reinforcing.

· Games foster cooperation among students. Through the establishment of closer interpersonal relationships, a sense of community can develop.

· Games allow for movement and activity. They introduce an important element of variety in methodology and allow for a more informal classroom atmosphere.

· Games free teachers to work with small groups or with individual students who require special help and encouragement .

The games on this page are ready for you to download and print. For many more formats and content focu, search the Teacher Center's online catalog: [|www.jecc.org/teachercenter] (items in the catalog may be ordered by contacting the JECC). Let us know how we can be of assistance.

Sources: //The Lively Jewish Classroom: Games and Activities for Learning//, Rita Kopin, A.R.E., 1980; //The Jewish Instructional Games Book//, Ronald H. Isaacs, B.J.E., Cleveland, 1986; //The Ultimate Jewish Teacher’s Handbook//, Nachama Skolnik Moskowitz, A.R.E. Publishing, Inc. 2003.

**__Multipurpose games that can be downloaded and printed:__ ** =//Aim for a Strike//=
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=//Game of Four מִשְׂחָק שֶל אַרְבַּע //=
 * [[image:Mischak_shel_Arbah.jpg width="213" height="141"]] || [[file:Mischak shel Arbah B20.pdf]] ||