Playing chess

• Playing chess is a good way to improve our students thinking skill, specially if they are able to play with their own body. They will improve their cognition but also their physical abilities when moving, jumping, skipping or even running.
• To start with, the teacher will divide the class in groups of 4-5 students and will give a text to each group. They should do a shared reading about the rules of chess: figures, how pieces move and how to win a game. 
• After reading and understanding how to play this game the teacher will divide the class in two teams: black and white and  we use the playground to play. 
• Each team member of the group will be one piece from the chess. Also, they have to use english to speak and decide which movement is going next. 

At the end of the game, they should write the main rules of this game. 

Esther Álvarez