Boxed up
Get students to isolate important sections of relevant images. Allows them to focus!
Is this a real exam?
*UPDATED MARCH2019* Resources: Exam scripts/papers/booklets What to do: How many times have you heard the question…Sir/Miss is this the real exam?Will this count towards our final mark? Surely, students should know the answers to these questions! Surely, they should also know EXACTLY what their exam papers are asking them to do. So, try this. Get […]
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 […]
Childs Play
Resources: You could use a Book Creator APP for Apple and for Android here. What to do: “Book Creator is open-ended, creative and cross curriculum, and is one of the most popular apps for teachers across the world.” How about you use this app for students to test how much they have mastered a topic. Students […]
Odd ONE out?
Resources:None, but you could use an online website such as this one here.What to do:Create odd one out quizzes to help your students isolate the correct answer alongside similar answers.It will help students address misconceptions alongside working out where gaps in their knowledge might be. Variations:Read here for an effective way to use ‘other’ in these […]
Multiple Choice
Resources:There are various websites you could use. I particularly like this one here. (You need to pay to use the more advanced settings.)Or this website here. What to do: Recalling, revising and recapping are essential to embed real learning. So try creating multiple choice quizzes, regularly but not routinely to help get your students to […]
Staff Shout Out…
Resources:Whatever needed to make a display…Spare post its, pens and pins/blu tac needed to be placed next to the board.What to do:After my blog post about Just Saying Thanks click here… Try this today? Just say thanks? The lift towards the end of the term will do people the world of good! pic.twitter.com/GyeLuEKVVN — Amjad […]
Glass Half Full or Half Empty.
Resources: An image of a glass! What to do: Nice and simple! Provide some typical examination questions. Ask students to write exam questions that they are comfortable with in the glass half full section. In the glass half empty section ask them to write questions they are dreading or worried about. Take these in, then […]
Books? Ready?
Resources:Click here for an editable template!What to do:The activity is part of a difference a day and ensuring that students are ‘revision and exam ready’. It encourages students to reflect on what their learning in their books looks like. E.g. Can they revise from it? Do they have everything ready for their exam? Guest Post […]
Revision Letter
Resources:A syllabus sheet?A letter template hereWhat to do:This post is inspired after a brief chat with @Marcus_Leach about his idea of angry revision letters. I have adapted what he shared with me slightly!The idea is to get students to write themselves revision letters. In their letters they must include all specialist language/key dates/subject specific terminology and so […]