TEACHING CHESS

Mr. VerlinSouth Philadelphia High SchoolOctober 8, 2014

Preliminaries Divide into pairs. Do one of the following:

Lab: Log on to http://www.chess.com. Classroom: set up the chessboard.

Objectives: The students will be able to explain the rules

of chess after reading an informational text. The students will be able to apply their

knowledge of the informational text from the previous class to the game of chess.

Focus Lesson: Teaching Chess From the homepage, click on the link “Play

Chess Against the Computer” at the top of the page.

Play!