Iceberg Thinking
Resources: Something like the below image by @Englishlulu? by @EnglishLulu Haven’t used these in a while, did today. Iceberg thinking. #pedagoofriday #engchatuk pic.twitter.com/XMmW4YMJ63 — Englishlulu (@englishlulu) June 6, 2014 What to do: We know that most of the mass of an iceberg is actually submerged beneath the water. We can’t see how much. This is […]
Strategy Deploying
STRATEGY DEPLOYING Resources: (Click on the links to download) Strategy grid Listening/reading/writing activity How it works? Pick a strategy such as ‘Before listening: Think of 10 words we might hear’ and then conduct the task. Afterwards, ask pupils to assess the strategy by completing the grid. Once you’ve created a strategy ‘bank’, encourage pupils to […]
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- […]
5,4,3,2,1
A way to get pupils to reflect on their learning during the lesson. Resources: A4 sheet of paper (scissors, or colouring pens see variations) How It Works: Pupils write a sentence about what they have learnt during the lesson, this can be any length (encourage them to write a reasonable length). […]
KWHL Grid-Research and explore
The KWHL grid can be used in a variety of situations The strength of this process is that it starts from childrens’ ideas, so misconceptions and previous learning can be identified and pupils are very much involved in their own learning. Resources: KWHL grids What do I know? What do […]
Million Pound Drop
Resources:Questions with 4 possible answers – either on a powerpoint or written on the boardA3 paper per group (folded in to four sections then labelled 1 to 4)Paper money or something that can act as money such as counters or pieces of card How It Works:Each question is presented on the board with four possible answers. The groups […]
Go Fish
Resources – Set of facts/statements about the topic How It Works – Pass a jar round the class, selected students take a paper strip with a fact/question. They answer this, if they are stuck they have the opportunity to dip into the answer jar. The class decides if they have a ‘match’ if they […]