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  • Plato Academy Seminole
  • Largo, FL
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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There are many great benefits to having educational games in the classroom. These engaging math and reading games would positively impact the students learning and reinforce learned content. Many of these benefits include: More Motivation Playing games in the classroom can increase overall motivation. Students become more motivated to learn, pay attention, and participate in class activities. They can also be a great classroom management tool, helping to motivate a class. Controlled Competitiveness Students can become very competitive in the classroom, especially boys. Games are a great way to control the competitiveness between peers. By using games in the classroom, students can compete against each other while playing a game, then support each other during other learning activities. Strategy Simulator Most games require problem-solving and planning. By applying a range of strategies in a game, students can use their working memory to solve problems, increasing their mental cognition. In other words, games can be a great brain workout! Positive Participation Using games as part of a lesson can motivate students to participate and positively affect their learning. Smaller Stress Answering questions on a worksheet or producing a page of text can be quite daunting and stressful for some students. It can also create a negative perception of a students’ learning environment. Games are a far less stressful way for students to demonstrate their knowledge, skill, and understanding of a topic. Being less stressed will help students have a more positive perception of their learning environment and give a more accurate indication of their learning. Class Cooperation Playing games in the classroom can increase class cooperation, making them a great team-building exercise! They allow students to learn how to work together as a team, take turns, build respect, listen to others, and play fairly., Student Attentiveness

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There are many great benefits to having educational games in the classroom. These engaging math and reading games would positively impact the students learning and reinforce learned content. Many of these benefits include: More Motivation Playing games in the classroom can increase overall motivation. Students become more motivated to learn, pay attention, and participate in class activities. They can also be a great classroom management tool, helping to motivate a class. Controlled Competitiveness Students can become very competitive in the classroom, especially boys. Games are a great way to control the competitiveness between peers. By using games in the classroom, students can compete against each other while playing a game, then support each other during other learning activities. Strategy Simulator Most games require problem-solving and planning. By applying a range of strategies in a game, students can use their working memory to solve problems, increasing their mental cognition. In other words, games can be a great brain workout! Positive Participation Using games as part of a lesson can motivate students to participate and positively affect their learning. Smaller Stress Answering questions on a worksheet or producing a page of text can be quite daunting and stressful for some students. It can also create a negative perception of a students’ learning environment. Games are a far less stressful way for students to demonstrate their knowledge, skill, and understanding of a topic. Being less stressed will help students have a more positive perception of their learning environment and give a more accurate indication of their learning. Class Cooperation Playing games in the classroom can increase class cooperation, making them a great team-building exercise! They allow students to learn how to work together as a team, take turns, build respect, listen to others, and play fairly., Student Attentiveness

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