Art and music projects can be woven into a game-based curriculum. Games can be used within any schedule, though like any piece of quality curriculum they need time. A game can be used an hour or two, once per week, or it can be played in a regular class period over an entire week or more. Teachers have used games for millennia, but we usually call them simulations. Transforming an entertaining game into an effective piece of education often involves only a few changes in vocabulary.
Many excellent teachers are excited about the opportunities offered by games.
As teachers experiment and ideas spread, games may have a wonderful effect on students' experiences in school. We all benefit. The possibilities are endless. My name is David Millians, and I am an elementary school teacher in Atlanta, Georgia. I teach thirty fifth and sixth grade students.