There's a wealth of ideas and resources out there. If we can begin sharing what we've created, we won't have to continually reinvent the wheel. For example, the giraffe game can be laminated, wiped clean and covered with new words to increase vocabulary. More advanced learners can match conjugations to their root words. Giraffes aren't the only creatures she brings into the classroom, though.
Teachers just draw up new questions.
The game is successful, Findling said, because it's fun for students and the learning isn't rote. It's how we study Torah. The twists and turns. Metaphorically speaking, you can't just stay on the surface. Plus, the kids are running back and forth to the chalkboard to move their submarine, so it's physical.