Splendiferous Resources
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Context Sheets
Use these context sheets to set the scenes!
Art Safari
Resources:Willing volunteers and images!What to do:In order to spark interest and a love for art in and amongst your students try this… Go around the school and place images of a pieces of work by various artists. Get members of staff and sixth formers to dress up like those artists. Students have to then fill […]
I learn too!
Resources:None!What to do:This activity was inspired by a senior leaders briefing I attended on the new SEND Code of Practice. The presenter, a HeadTeacher challenged to us to learning challenges to demonstrate to our students that we are learners too!So why not try the following… Learn all the states in America Learn all the teams […]
Market Place
Resources: Some question grids/prompts. What to do: Students are organised into groups and given a topic. (Max. of 5 students in a group.) They are then given various sources to prepare their ‘market stall.’ (Textbooks, computer/tablet, information sheets, exercise books, teacher?) The task they are given for their ‘market stall’ is up to you; students […]
Mystery Box
Resources:A “mystery box” made of any material.A range of objects, pedagogical tools, resources, teaching ideas/skills, articles or teaching and learning books.What to do:Staff volunteer to take part in the ‘Mission T&L Possible’. Selected at random, an item/object/article is to be placed in the mystery box by the person in charge of coordinating this scheme. This […]
Class (B)logs…
Image from- http://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/ *UPDATED*Resources:Platforms such as www.edublogs.org What to do:We have all heard of flipped learning right? Click here for some information. However, this post isn’t about the flipped learning model as such. It is about doing something to help students in a different but similar in principle way. This post is about creating a class blog! When you […]
Spin the table
Resources: Sugar Paper, Glue, Revision questions. What to do: Students sit in groups of 3 or 4.Cover the table with sugar paper or a paper table cloth – anything that will spin.Each student sticks their question in front of them.Give the students a time limit to complete their question.When the time is up ‘Spin the […]
Bullseye
Resources: 1 x A5 colour copy of Dartboard. Click HERE for editable word doc and HERE for PowerPointRevision equipment/materials eg. highlighters, flash cards, revision notes, a sheet of paper to keep their score/note of activities completed. Here is a GCSE PE version by @meesh_121 What to do:The aim of this resource is to guide students in a session of focused […]
When/Venn
Resources:Click here for an example venn! Guest post by twitter.com/@rondelle10_b What to do:The Venn diagram tool is a useful way to help extend student thinking.The simplest way is to have two aspects of a similar concept that are to b compared, so that students then note the similarities and differences. An example of this is […]