Thought Bombing
Image by +Lisa – Jane Ashes Resources:Plastic Balls? TextWhat to do:Read full post/idea here by @LisaJaneAshes Set a thought provoking question- get students emotionally involved in the question Give students 30 seconds […]
Class Tools
I rarely share one website as an individual post here- but this website by +Russel Tarr is incredible!Check it out. http://www.classtools.net…
Back to Back
Resources:A description/a piece of text.What to do:Students should sit back to back with each other.One by one they should read out their descriptions. Whilst one is reading the other is […]
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 […]
Strongest/Weakest
Resources: Whiteboard & Whiteboard pens? Post its? What to do: As students walk into your classroom ask them to write on the board/post it their strongest topic and their weakest […]
Time Partners
Resources:None!What to do:Working in pairs is effective at times. Certain pairings can compliment each other in different ways. You may pair students together in many ways. E.G: SEN/D with GNT BESD with role […]
Collective Writing/Ghost Reading
Resources: Nothing! What to do: Collective Writing: Set the students a class question; E.G- ‘What do we want to achieve from…’ Then ask students to SHOUT out their ONE sentence! […]
Starter Main Desert
Resources: Whatever resources you need for the variety of activities you are offering. What to do: Lay out the classroom like a restaurant! Tables can be in pairs? Groups? But […]
Clock Partners
Resources: None! What to do: Students are organised in a way to have multiple learning partners throughout the lesson. One o’clock partner might represent those with similar abilities, while a […]
Writing on Desks…
Resources: ‘Shiny desks’? Whiteboard markers, Whiteboard spray… How It Works: After the success of the Half Desks/Half WhiteBoards and the Writing on the Windows… I thought- how about using the tables […]