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 […]
Folding
Resources:A4/A3/A2 paperWhat to do:Give your students a piece of paper. Ask them to fold the page in half. Then again. Then again! That will make 8 sections. (You can pick as many or as few sections as you like, I would suggest 4 be the minimum and 8 maximum- but use both sides?) You then […]
Grid Learning
Resources:Each pair will need a grid, a die and two green pens. Guest post by https://twitter.com/SLT_Kat adapting original idea on here- see below. What to do: Create your own learning grids which can be played in pairs. Students use the dice to determine which cell on the grid they will be responding to. Spend about 15 minutes […]
Sabotage
Sabotage! Resources: None What to do: This is a strategy works extremely well with learners of all abilities. Although it’s very simple to sabotage a lesson it does require a little thought and planning – and confidence! Here are a few quick and easy ideas on how to sabotage your lesson […]
Hexagons/Flexagons
Resources: Hexagon templates – either blank or filled in by teacher A3 (or larger) paper Glue/scissors How it works: Hexagons are an excellent tool for linking up learning and evaluating the end of a topic to see how ideas are linked/connected together, enabling the students to see the bigger picture. The idea is to not […]
Quotation Hunt
Resources: Post its/Stickers Felt tip pens Preparation: Take key quotations and key words from a text and write either half the quote, or half the word on to one post-it, and the second half on to another post-it. I used four different colour pens and I knew which colour represented the harder quotations to explain […]
Learner/New/Pass+/Instructor
UPDATED- TO INCLUDE SOLO TAXONOMY.Resources:Images of: Learning Plates New Driver Plates Pass Plus Plates Driving Instructor SOLO Document- <–Download Here This link to SOLO is by www.twitter.com/JulieDavis What to do: ‘Practice makes Permanent.’ We have been working on Triple Impact Marking here at Cheney school.I am currently working on practice and rules of 3… working […]
EXER/CISE Books
Resources:Your class exercise books.What to do:The idea is pretty simple!Get students to write on only ONE side of their books only. The other side should then be used for: Marking/Feedback (D.I.R.T time…) Peer/Self Assessment Re-drafting/re-doing Revision notes Definitions of Key words Possible exam questions Key dates Try it? Variations: Image by https://twitter.com/redgierob Only for tasks? Not notes? […]
Still lots of writing
Resources:You need to organise the worksheets yourself!What to do:If your lesson requires students to record a lot of information down and they are reluctant to write, try this…Get students to write on A3 paper. Get students to write on A3 coloured paper- with Berol Fine coloured pens.Break up the page by adding boxes/shapes- it is important- […]
PBL- Again.
After attending the @WholeEducation Conference today- I feel this post should be removed from drafts and put into a live post!This is not a typical type post- but worth having! Project-Based Learning in Practice: Project-based learning (PBL) has 3 characteristics: students has some choice in the content and/or process of learning developing students’ skills is […]