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Any Adventure You Can Imagine

My school had a small 6th grade class of only 4 students. When we ran out of chapters in the textbook, instead of doing a boring review class I decided to come up with a brand new type of lesson for them. I taught a series of 10 classes based on the popular tabletop game, Dungeons & Dragons. Each lesson focused on reviewing a couple topics covered in their textbooks.

Step 1: Character Creation

Since this game was being played by 6th graders that aren't native English speakers, it was essential to present the rules in a way that they could understand. I tried to keep it as simple as possible. Most decisions that they made when creating their characters were purely cosmetic.

The only gameplay element I included was skills. Each student had to choose 3 things that their character was good at and 3 things they were bad at. If they were good at it, then they received a +1 to a skill check roll, and if they were bad at it, then they received a -1.

Step 2: Exploring & Adventuring

Armed with nothing but a map and a shopping list, the students were set loose into Green Town. This segment focused on getting directions from passersby ("go straight, turn right"), and shopping expressions ("I'd like one...") 

As students explored more of the city, they filled in the blank spaces on the map. This chapter also gave them a chance to practice role-playing as their new characters.