“Homework”, this one word gets a frown on almost all the student's faces. But if the homework is exciting, or has to be done in a quirky way, the entire class becomes happy. However, teachers have to come up with unique ideas to make homework interesting for students.
In this process, many teachers have come up with the idea of combining gaming with homework. And thanks to today’s digital world, this combination is completely possible ad has proved to be a success.
In my time, I used to pay to do my homework so I could get time to play games, and this is something you can try too.
Moreover, the best part is students can not only have their game time, but they will also learn while playing. On top of that, your parents will want you to spend more on gaming, as there is homework involved!
So here are a few best homework games for students, which can be assigned by your teachers or you can learn while playing.
#1 Roblox
This is a completely customizable game. Teachers can create environments, characters, tasks, and anything related to their subjects. Students can play individually or in a group to get their tasks completed.
This game is a hit in all age groups. All that teachers have to do is design the game according to their subjects and assign the appropriate tasks. Teachers can even go live and check the progress their students are making.
#2 Minecraft
Again another great game to spark a student’s interest in studying. This game has limitless possibilities for creativity. Again there can be tasks created for different environments related to subjects. This game also allows you to plan quizzes, and tests and make them fun. If planned properly, a student will attempt a quiz and will not even know it, as the game builds so much fun.
This is one game that will surely make students do a lot of homework, without even them stressing about it.
#3 The Robot Factory
This game allows the user to build and polish their STEM abilities. The robot factory inculcates a sense of engineering in the students. The tasks and stages will help make students brush their skills and make them sharper.
A student can determine their strengths and weaknesses in the subject and work on them accordingly. This helps students in knowing about themselves and the areas that they need to work on. Teachers should use this game to make the homework interesting and predict the student’s capabilities.
#4 Simple Machines
As the name suggests, it simplifies the concept of machines. This game can be widely used by teachers to make Physics interesting. The concept of machines can turn out to be boring if the basics are not clear. This game tries to identify the student’s logic of machines and matches them with the correct ones. Thus, the student has fun and at the same time, tries to predict the ultimate laws of the physics world.
Teachers can customize the levels and assign students the levels according to the concepts. In fact, they can also try to give them this homework before the concept is introduced. This will help teachers analyze the students on how clear they are with the basics.
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#5 Motion Math
This math game is loved by teachers and students equally. Teachers can assign tasks for students from basic to mastery levels. This game teaches, checks, and corrects math concepts in the best way possible. If used correctly, this game can be a teacher’s and student’s best friend.
All those who have used this game have started loving the subject. Moreover, the ones who did not like math or found it to be difficult have also started learning the subject with great curiosity. After all, it’s not what you teach that is grasped, but how you teach decides how well it is grasped.
#6 HangArt
This super fun game lets students dig deeper and learn new words with great inquisitiveness. Students will explore new words and will want to willingly learn which new words can be used in different sentences. This game allows students to create stories with the help of open-aided activities. This is the best game to explore the creative side of the students and is like the upgraded level of Pictionary.
To conclude,
The above game ensures that students have a great time doing their homework. Also, it takes less toll on the teachers on coming up with new ideas for students to do their homework. And it is equally a bonus for the parents as the child does the homework willingly.
Thus, try to incorporate such educational games in the daily tasks and homework, and the student will learn the concepts more easily and will be looking forward to homework!
