#RevisionIdeas15

Resources:Your ideas for revision!What to do:As revision season is approaching fast lots of fantastic teachers will be sharing their revision resources. To help collective these ideas- share them via twitter using the hashtag #RevisionIdeas15That way others who are searching for inspiration can have a one stop shop!Together Everybody Achieves More!Variations:Check out my blog post with […]
Walking Talking Mock

Resources: PowerPoints x4 (AQA Higher, AQA Foundation, Cambridge IGCSE Core, Cambridge IGCSE Extended) Past Papers x 4: (AQA Higher: Jan 2011; AQA Founation: Jan 2011; IGCSE Core: Specimen Paper [School in Botswana / Wild Dogs]; IGCSE Extended: Specimen Paper [Beast of Bodmin Moor / Unicorns and Yetis]) Click HERE for a folder with all of […]
Eureka Jar

Resources: An empty jarWhat to do: I noticed this idea on twitter thanks to @ActionJackson MT: @Actionjackson Fill up a jar with notes of things that made you smile/appreciate. Dip in when feeling low! pic.twitter.com/NuUvEG6J89— Amjad Ali (@ASTsupportAAli) January 1, 2015 How about using this with your students? Have an Eureka Moment Jar. When a student […]
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. […]
Remix Lessons

Resources:Whatever resources you used for your previous lesson…What to do:I have found that whenever I listen to a good song, often I love the remix. Whilst I listen to the original and the remix together, I find it easier to remember the words. Different sections trigger my thoughts. Graham Nuthall says the same; that we […]
Thumb Prints

Resources:Some images of thumb prints. Image from http://artclassinspiration.blogspot.co.uk What to do:Students can use this activity in a variety of ways. The idea is to make a large scale thumb print either A5, A4 or even A3.The students are to replace the lines within a thumb print with… Quotes from a character(s) within a book Personality traits […]
Spin the table

Resources: Sugar Paper, Glue, Revision questions. What to do: Students sit in groups of 3 or 4.Cover the table with sugar paper or a paper table cloth – anything that will spin.Each student sticks their question in front of them.Give the students a time limit to complete their question.When the time is up ‘Spin the […]
Bullseye

Resources: 1 x A5 colour copy of Dartboard. Click HERE for editable word doc and HERE for PowerPointRevision equipment/materials eg. highlighters, flash cards, revision notes, a sheet of paper to keep their score/note of activities completed. Here is a GCSE PE version by @meesh_121 What to do:The aim of this resource is to guide students in a session of focused […]
Keyboard Templates

Resources:Google ‘Keyboard Template’What to do:Download and print/laminate onto coloured paper a keyboard template of your choice.You can then carry out a variety of activities with them, for example; Students could create keywords using letters that connect (next to another letter) Blank out the letters and get students to practice typing Students can create E-Safety posters […]
ROLL A… series…

I seem to be obsessed with tasks that involve either a random element to them or students rolling dice!Here you will find a collection of all those posts! Roll a starter by @Tombrush1982 Roll a plenary by @Tombrush192 Roll a sentence Roll a recap task Roll a QR Code by @Tombrush1982 Roll a SOLO question by @Tombrush1982 Roll a creative […]