On Wednesday March 11th, Fulbright ETA Andre Edmond incorporated a short, team-based game to enhance a classroom lesson on storytelling in dramas at SMAN 1 Praya. The students are preparing to create a short performance based on an Indonesian legend or myth of their choosing in small groups of 4-6.

Andre teaches 12 classes with over 40 students per room. For the game, each class was divided into teams of four with the objective of being the first to complete the task on the board. On the board, Andre had written 5 different present tense verbs for the students to convert into their simple past tense form. Although a simple game, it helped the students quickly test their ability to convert words in English into their past tense form.

A pair of students from each team would come up to the board to convert the word, working together before passing the marker to the next pair in their team. The students are practicing their use of the simple past tense, since it will be used frequently in their upcoming assignment.

While teaching at SMAN 1 Praya, Andre has brought several types of games into the classroom, involving Kahoot, card games, and dice to make the learning process for students more entertaining. Andre looks to continue “gamifying” English education for the students in his classrooms.

Andre Edmond is currently teaching at SMAN 1 Praya, Lombok Tengah, Nusa Tenggara Barat.