School Checklist Series
The School Checklist Series brings together practical posters; designed to cut through the noise of school life.
Behaviour Tokens
Try this to help support with behaviour for learning?
Focus
image from uncomfortablesoul.com- Resources: None What to do: Use the idea of a lesson being like a Camera. Focus– Set clear objectives. We are learning… so that… Ensure the objective is based on learning and not a task. Capture– Ask students to capture their exact learning in the lesson. Where was their Eureka moment? Maybe it […]
Steps to Success
Resources:Large photocopied footsteps or large footsteps cut out of coloured paperHow It Works:Students work together to identify the steps for success in a particular task.They write each step on one of the foot prints.These can then be displayed on the classroom wall to be referred to as an interactive display to be used independently throughout the lesson…Variations:The footsteps […]
Behaviour and Rewards
Resources: Download the document here– How It Works: Use the document to put in place some top tips organised by different subjects. Some are very particular to the subject which ensures a personlised approach to the students learning. Yet, please remember- the most crucial thing to behavior across the school- is consistency. So double check your school policy […]
Noise-o-meter
The noise-o-meter Resources: A noise-a-meter – can be downloaded from TES Resources – How it works: Initially used as a way to train my students about acceptable noise levels. Why not try it yourself? Students can also set the level based on the instructions given? You can use the Noise-o-Meter […]
U Shaped Continuum
U Shape Continuum-Resources:None!How it works:Ask students to line up in order of their level of understanding/current grade/progress… (Up to you!)From really confident/A* to really confused/U grade.You should then snake the students from the end of the line to bring all students facing each other.The really confused students should now be facing the really confident students!Teacher […]
What makes good learning?
Resources: How It Works: Use as a starter or plenary to get students to identify what good learning is. This is ideal for when you first teach a class to lay down boundaries and establish clear aims. It will highlight to students what they and the teacher should sound, look and feel like in […]
Secret Student
Resources:Rewards – stickers, house points, postcards How It Works:Pick a child to be your secret student. Shhhhh! Don’t tell anybody as it remains secret. Establish the success criteria for the lesson with the student. Explain that you will be watching very carefully to see who meets the success criteria. If the person who is the […]