This booklet is a practical guide to the use of games, role play, and simulation in the classroom to encourage active learning and increase opportunities for experience and reflection. Basic principles for use of these techniques are presented and include determining the game objective, planning for progressive learning processes, planning a debriefing session for reporting on the activity, and ensuring participant commitment to the activity. Each of these formats (games, role play, and simulation) is described and suggestions are offered regarding their applications. A section on student roles describes three: participant, observer, and identifier (one who attempt to link themselves with a participant). The next section describes teacher roles which can include explainer, organizer, referee, coach, discussant, thinker, and evaluator. A section on creating and developing activities includes a lesson plan form for planning, observing, and evaluating the activity. This section also suggests steps to follow in planning an activity. (Contains 17 references.) (JB)