method role playing

Role-play is when students take the roles of those involved. For example, students may play the role of king George and the colonists to learn more about the American Revolution. The benefits are that students become active participants in the lesson and are able to experience what it must have felt like to be in that position first hand. Therefore, students develop empathy and a deeper understanding. Also, students are more likely to remember something they've personally experienced than something they simply heard or read. Teachers benefit because students are learning more and becoming more engaged in the lesson.