Make me a Star
Resources: Star stickers (cheap in Wilkinsons/poundland/hobby craft etc) A list of what they need to do to achieve the stars How it works: Tell the class that by the end […]
Admit one
Resources:Entrance Ticket Click hereExit Ticket Click here How It Works:When students enter the room, hand them all an entrance ticket. This means you can engage with every student before the […]
Literacy Wheel
UPDATED APRIL 2014Resources:Literacy Wheel- CLICK HERE FOR AN EDITABLE TEMPLATE available on the TES.Here is a link to a PowerPoint version of the wheel. (Somebody adapted my original) How It […]
Shadowing
Resources:You? Or a Student?How It Works:When asking students to write a short answer for an exam/demonstrate a technique for a practical piece. Why not demonstrate it to the students first fully? […]
Help Desk/Volunteers
Resources: Dictionaries Textbooks Revision Guides Laptops? Image from- https://twitter.com/brittwright22 who set up her own help desk after seeing this post 🙂 How It Works:Dedicate a space in your classroom where students […]
Bloomin’ thinking Cards
Cards to get students Bloomin’ thinking Resources: A set of Celebrity Cards, available on a Word doc. by clicking here–NEW updated Cards here by J Chappell. Rationale: The cards are a […]
Chinese Fortune Teller
The Chinese Fortune Teller Do you remember making these as a child, well bring them back onto the class room as either a revision aid or as a way for […]
Alphabet Challenge
The Alphabet Challenge This activity can be done as a starter or plenary and is really simple with hardly any preparation. It allows for the pupils to reflect on the […]
Independent Reflection on Marking
Get your students to help themselves with your marking!
Traffic Light Progress
Resources:Stickers- Red/Yellow/GreenHow It Works: Further to my video- which can be seen here about how to use stickers to signify progress, I have designed this simple strategy. Firstly, a checklist […]