Game for FCE Lesson

Students have varying learning needs, learning abilities and learning styles. Games can be used in class to enhance learning experience as they promote active involvement and provide platform for experiential learning for the students.

The game that we chose to focus on in this entry is Bingo. Bingo can be used when concluding a lesson as it helps the teacher to review the learning objectives and also check for students' understanding of the lesson.

Resources

• Sufficient Bingo cards (customized to suit the topic)
• 'Hints' cut-outs 
• Box (encase the 'hints' & for teacher to draw the 'hints' by random)

Example of the bingo cards

Diet-Related Health Problems B I N G O
Blocked arteries of the heart	Glucose	Blood in stools	Hypertension
<7.8mmol/L	Constipation	<130/80mmHg	Eat in excess
Poor healing of wounds	Lower cholesterol levels	Iron	Insulin
Symptom of anaemia	Insufficient intake of calcium	Restrict food intake	Vitamin C

Example of the 'hints' (has to be printed and cut into the respective boxes)

Soluble fibre	Osteoporosis
Coronary heart disease	Excess sodium in diet
Simple sugar	Aids absorption of iron
Symptom of diabetes	Anorexia Nervosa
Healthy blood glucose level	Bulimia Nervosa
Lack of energy and feeling weak	Controls blood glucose levels
Required to form haemoglobin	Normal blood pressure
Symptom of colorectal cancer	Difficulty passing out solid waste

How to play?

• Students will be given a 4x4 bingo card with key words or phrases in each grid.
• Teacher will randomly draw hint from box - one at a time.
• Students to mark a 'X' on the grid that complements the hint the teacher picked from the box. Eg. Simple sugar (teacher's pick) and Glucose (on student's bingo card)
• Students to shout 'BINGO' when they form TWO horizontal, vertical or diagonal lines on their bingo card.
• Teacher will then double check the complementing key words and phrases with students

Instructions for TEACHER

• Instruct students to form groups of 5
• Distribute Bingo cards (1 Bingo card per group)
• Explain how Bingo works 
• Pick out hints from the box, one at a time, ensuring students have checked the complementing box on the bingo card before picking the another hint.
• Check answers with students when they have BINGO 

Instructions for STUDENTS

Teacher to give instructions:

"I will pick a hint from the box and you have to locate its complementing key word or phrase on your bingo card and mark a 'X' on it using a marker. In order to get BINGO, you have to form 2 horizontal, vertical or diagonal lines on your bingo card. When you have completed 2 lines, shout BINGO, and I will double check the complementing key words and phrases with you verbally to ensure that it got it right."

This game provides opportunity for cooperative learning for the students and it will challenge students to think quickly and clearly on their feet. It is a fun and engaging way to summarize and review the lesson.