Spinning Tops
Spinning Tops A spinning top can add an element of fun and creativity to you lesson, and can be created in advance by you or even easier made by the pupils. Resources: Paper, ready for pupils to cut out the circles Or ready created spinning tops How it works: […]
Admit one
Resources:Entrance Ticket Click hereExit Ticket Click here How It Works:When students enter the room, hand them all an entrance ticket. This means you can engage with every student before the lesson even starts!Have clear lesson topic and/or objectives on the board so they are aware of what they will be focussing on in the lesson. […]
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 mixture of Bloom’s Taxonomy and De Bono’s Hats. The power of celebrity is the ‘hook’ here. How it works: Give each student a card. Think […]
Alphabet Challenge
The Alphabet Challenge This activity can be done as a starter or plenary and is really simple with hardly any preparation. It allows for the pupils to reflect on the topic they are studying in a fun but challenging way. Resources: A4 sheet of the alphabet… or ask students to do this themselves! How it […]
Full House
Resources:Pack of cards and some post it notes!How It Works: A pack of cards can be used in so many ways in a lesson…For example:Picking groups- Hand out cards to students as they enter the room- then ask students to make groups in suits? ACES? CLUBS? HEARTS? DIAMONDS?Or picture cards, number cards and so on…Cards […]
Twisted Name Generator!
Do you use a random name generator?Such as Classtools.net- If so- use it differently!Watch this video for the explanation!It is a really easy/fun/effective way to adapt the use of the random name generator!Guest post by https://twitter.com/ianaddison
A Plane Journey of Learning
A Plane Journey of Learning: These cards can be used independently as starters and plenaries, or if you are feeling in a more creative mood why not theme a whole lesson along the lines of an airplane journey, with you as the steward. Resources: Cards (Click Here for boarding card and Here for departure cards) […]
Record your own Starters
Resources:Your recorded video…?How It Works:Simply record your starters! Watch this video for more information…Which was first shown on the first Teach Tweet on the 28th of March. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdR-KMR6kso]Variations:Record your plenaries? SaveSave
Plenary Prefects
Resources:Plenary Prefect Card(s) Image from- http://classteaching.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/the-big-4/ Image from- http://missmward.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/plenary-prefects/ How It Works: As students enter the room, give the card to one pair of students – discretely! Tell them to read it carefully. Stress to them that they will have to pay particular attention to the learning objectives, as during the lesson they will need to think […]
Paper Chains
Resources:Strips of PaperGlue? Stapler How It Works:Students can work in groups.They are asked to write a Keyword/Topic/Phrase/Quote on a strip of paper.They then write a connection/explanation/definition on another strip of paper.However….They must then connect with another keyword+definition… to make a Paper chain!Enjoy…Variations:Can work individually?Can use as a display?Can colour code the paper?Can limit the words […]