Question Cards
Resources: Question cards (little re-usable cards with a Q/? written on it) Or you can use tokens? How It Works: During group /independent task/work give each group/student an amount of Question cards (2 or 3) which they can ‘spend’ to ask the teacher a question. This ensures pupils think carefully before asking a teacher a […]
Dominoes- Not as you know?
Resources:A4/A5 paper!How It Works:Students are given a piece of paper each- They fold it in half. Students are then told to write down a keyword on the left hand side of the paper- based on the subject area/topic of your choice. They must then write down the definition/explanation on the right hand side of the paper.HOWEVER, They should […]
Diamond 9/18
Resources: Post-It notes/ Paper cut into small squaresHow It Works:Students are asked to work in pairs– and asked to write down 9 keywords/points/sentences/ each. (If AS/A level student- they could work on their own- link the points to mark schemes/model answer and so on..?)They are then asked to place the points they have made into a Diamond […]
Magnetic letters and Magentic boards
Resources: Magnetic letters- A-Z packs available from Tescos Keep it Handy Range- Click here for a link from where to purchase some Magnetic Whiteboards- (I bought 8 packs- 4 X 2- keeping even amounts for each pair/group and X 2 Magnetic Whiteboards)How It Works:There are a variety of tasks you can complete with these magnetic letters and magnetic whiteboards…!1- […]
Dominoes
Resources:Card sort activityYou will need to prepare dominoes with one end of one domino able to be matched with the end of another.For example a question on one end and an answer on the other. NB the answer on the domino must be the answer to a different question! How It Works:Students have to create a […]