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 each to provide an answer in pairs Connect pairs into triads and give another 30 seconds a pair to share their answers Introduce the Thought […]
Class Tools
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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 to draw what they hear.I have used this to get students to understand the characteristics of gothic characters or to analyse language features in text. Variations:Once the students […]
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 […]
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 topic. (Clearly define what you mean by strongest/weakest. i.e can they answer an examination question, be able to teach the class, know the key characteristics […]
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 model Same ability students I have used this strategy I discussed with Sir Tim Brighouse that has been seen in many primary schools. Give students partners […]
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! Other students should write this down verbatim, in the exact order that they are said. The Teacher should not prompt anybody and should allow the students […]
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 have banqueting paper on the tables. And Paper plates. Students to then be handed a menu! The menu should contain: 3 Starters/Mains/Desserts- Extra Hot/ Medium/ […]
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 3 o’clock partner might be someone who has a similar learning style. Or whatever way you want to organise them! You determine which style of […]
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 themselves as whiteboards… So I collected all my white board pens and let the students get going… Maybe you can try it? After the students […]