Lesson

Project objective

– To form an idea of chess;

– To develop students’ 4K skills;

– To learn how to make chess with their own hands and play.

Teacher’s guide

– In the practical part of the project, students work in groups of 3-4 students.

– Pupils should be introduced to topics like the benefits of chess to humans.

– Before starting the experimental part, familiarise and provide pupils with all the necessary materials.

– Give a brief instruction on how to use the scissors.

– Explain the PBL (project based learning) rubric to the students at the beginning of the lesson. Skills 4K (critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, presentation)

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Theoretical part

Chess improves children’s cognition

Countless studies have been conducted on the effects that playing chess has on children’s development. The results? Regarding studies involving a group of 10-year-olds given detailed instruction in chess, scientists have concluded that the children improved their cognition.

Chess improves verbal skills

Yes, that’s right, verbal skills. Dr Albert Frank studied children who practised chess for two hours a week. As a result, he concluded that the game, which is largely language-independent, can improve verbal skills because it engages areas of the brain associated with language, including those responsible for logic.

Chess develops critical thinking skills

It might seem almost obvious, but the results of a study by Dr. Robert Ferguson found that students in grades 7 through 9 who had begun playing chess had 17 percent better scores related to common sense and critical thinking, compared with peers who did not play chess.

Chess improves mathematical ability
Mathematics is often perceived as a science that can only solve abstract problems and nothing more. But it is not. Mathematics is about pattern recognition, logic and being able to play with the variables in your head, all of which are known to improve chess.

Chess teaches logic and efficiency

Chess teaches logic because you are limited by the board and the pieces, and you have to act effectively because you are playing against an opponent with the same objective. It encourages you to find solutions to current problems and to use techniques to solve complex problems.

Chess challenges drive underachievers, and teach goal setting

Laggards often lose motivation through lack of challenge, and chess is a game of endless challenges and rewards. After all, even the greatest of chess grandmasters will always have opponents who can challenge them, and even if they are the best of all people, there is always

It’s never too late to learn how to play chess, the world’s premier board game! Let’s learn the rules and find out how to succeed at chess!

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Practical part

Conclusion

In this lesson the pupils made a chess game out of the materials available. In parallel they were learning how to play chess.

   

Evaluation