Using Games For Understanding

Games for Understanding is a concept that teaches kids by playing games. Teaching games for understanding, has four categories that can help students learn by variety of game play. These four categories are known as, Target Games, Net/Wall games, Striking/Fielding Games, and Territory Games. These categories each have their own different ways of teaching games for understanding. Games for understanding is used to have students gain the proper knowledge of skills and tactics used in different sports. These tactics are helpful for all categories and makes games for understanding a success in a Physical Education classroom. Target Games are known as the games where you have to hit or come close to a target. These games include golf, disc golf,

This is important because safety is one of the main priorities in a Physical Education classroom. It is also very important for teachers to realize that some of the students that are athletic might not like this teaching style and complain. This is okay though because for most students this will help them get a better knowledge for the sport and become more intrigued to actually participate. It is better to have everyone participate then just play games and have the athletic students take over the class. Games for Understanding is a perfect lesson for the beginning of the unit being worked on in class. For example, if you are working on volleyball, you should use this teaching method the second or third class. The first class can be used for learning the appropriate hits and form. The second class you can set up two courts and have six people on each side of the net just like a normal game. You then can play a simulated game with just throwing and catching the ball. This is so you can get the knowledge of passing the ball to your teammates. Passing is very important in volleyball, and the games for understanding method is perfect to show students how to do