Barrier Game
Barrier Game
Levels PK-12 Content - Any Materials Needed: Key vocabulary or phrases from a unit, a "barrier"such as a book, anchor chart with description stems
In a barrier game Learner A and Learner B sit with a barrier between them and are required to convey information to each other, for example while looking at different text or images. This is known as an "information gap" game where students are required to use and practice using key Tier 3 vocabulary as well as Tier 2 vocabulary. A book or file propped on its side can be used as a barrier. This activity supports students to internalize and use new vocabulary, and it's fun for the other partner to guess! Think of this as the board game "Taboo" except you can say anything except the key word or phrase (Gibbons).
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
Barrier Games can be used to review or reinforce any set of processes or key terms. Here are just a few examples below:
Parts of a Cell
Key historical figures
Steps to solving types of functions
Shapes
Key Characters in a Text
PRO TIP
PRO TIP
PRO TIP! Combine this strategy with a Frayer Model. Students can use their completed Frayer Models to decsribe the key words.
WHAT ARE BARRIER GAMES?
WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO A BARRIER GAME?
In which phases of the instructional model might this strategy be used?
In which phases of the instructional model might this strategy be used?
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