Have you been listening?
Resources:None!What to do:Ask students to draw a 3 by 3 or 4 by 4 grid in their books! Or give them this printed out on a seperate piece of paper. Give them these instructions:Throughout the lesson, as I explain the content and set you tasks and summarise the learning, I want you to write down the most […]
Cliff Hangers
Resources:None!!What to do:I was lucky enough to have an INSET by Dylan Williams on the first day back to school this September! He demonstrated something, I absolutely loved!He said, do you realise in soap operas like Eastenders when the programme suddenly finishes on a cliff hanger it makes you want to watch the next episode… […]
Social Media
Resources: Here is an editable Facebook template link by @russeltarr. You can easily download/edit/print screen a Twitter/Instagram/Snap Chat template from Google Images. Try this website Fake Text here. What to do:You can use these activities as exit passes or as ways to summarise the learning your students have undertaken in a simplified manner. Create a display board […]
Did you not know?
Resources:NoneWhat to do:Give your students a slip of paper with the sentence… I wish my teacher knew… Ask them to finish the sentence with: Something about them; their home life? Something they find difficult? Enjoy doing? Something about their hobbies? Something about the subject? Maybe they know something you don’t? Variations:You could do one for […]
Would you rather…
Resources:Some ideas here…What to do:This idea was one of many I picked up from by AST Dr Love. He shared the concept of would you rather…For example… Live without music or live without T.V.? Eat a bar of soap or drink a bottle of dish washing liquid? Hold your pee forever or have an uncontrollable bladder? […]
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…
Spoken Word
Resources: The below video clips. What to do: Share these songs/raps/music/spoken word with your students in a spare 5 minutes, or as a starter/plenary. The topics discussed are related to being a global citizen. I have used many of the pieces in a unit called Citizenship through Music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHq4fc2T8sw Try Dear Mr President- By Pink.Or […]
Plenary Placemats
Resources:Either a placemat per student / pair or you can project from the board. Feel free to edit ones here. What to do:When doing a progress check (during or at the end of a lesson) ask the students to Think, Pair, Share responses / write down responses / say responses out loud to gauge […]
Lesson Review
Guest post by @mrilahibusiness Resources:Download the template from here.Download the template for a CPD review by @SLT_KAT here.What to do:Simply print the slide and give students to fill in at the end of a lesson as a plenary activity. This can be stuck into their books at the end of their work. Teacher can use this to […]
Character Crowd Source
Resources: Google crowd outline. What to do: Use the crowd outline to carry out a number of tasks which involve gathering the opinions of others in the class. Each outlined body represents a body in the classroom. This can be used as a quick DO NOW ACTIVITY, a starter/introducing a topic of as a plenary/progress check. […]