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 […]
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 […]
Viewers and Listeners
Resources:Nothing- your normal presentation & task… How It Works:First arrange the desks in your classrooms where students will be facing each other. But one student/pair has their back to the […]
Flow Charts
Flow Chart Activity: This activity allows students to make decisions or identify the differences and similarities. How it works: The flow chart activity is used as a starter so students […]
Magenta Principles
UPDATEResources:Handout/Explanation of the Magenta PrinciplesHow It Works:Whenever students are presented with a text/information/facts etc they are to use one or more magenta principles… reduce change assemble search connect arrange enlarge […]
Doctors diagnosis
Resources: A prescription template How It Works: Students become doctors! They diagnose an essay, piece of writing, classwork, homework etc- based on the symptoms– i.e Mark scheme, writing frame etc. […]
Knowledge Bank
The Knowledge Bank This links to the ‘Think Tax’ post- in your class… At the start of the new unit of study, each student is given an amount of ‘knowledge […]
Recorded Learning
Resources: Students need a recording device? http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/aKMhEoEv79U&source=uds How it works: Pupils are given a topic, theory or subject that they need to research. They must create a video explaining their […]