Concentric Squared
Resources: Create the below. Example here by @tombrush1982 What to do: This activity is a variation/adaptation of my earlier concentric square post- click here! First question: On an A5 sheet- What do we already know? Stick the A5 sheet on an A4 sheet- What do we want to know? Then stick the A4 sheet onto […]
Folding
Resources:A4/A3/A2 paperWhat to do:Give your students a piece of paper. Ask them to fold the page in half. Then again. Then again! That will make 8 sections. (You can pick as many or as few sections as you like, I would suggest 4 be the minimum and 8 maximum- but use both sides?) You then […]
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 […]
Overlays
ResourcesCreate your own overlays- such as… What to do: Create your own overlays which can be printed in A4 or A3 size and can be placed over any text. They can be adapted and edited for any subject area and are an engaging way to support students with the tools required for analysis of texts […]
Rotation Squares
Resources:Click here for examples of these Rotation Squares.and here for more examples! What to do: The squares are an adaptation of my concentric squares idea. Click here. The question must be placed in the middle of the page. Around the question are prompts explaining what must be done. Students then rotate around the square completing […]
CDL- Memory Hall
Resources: None! What to do: When holding revision classes for your students, why not hold them in the assembly hall? Gym? Sports Hall? Drama Studio? Where ever, the students may infact sit their real exam. This is called context dependent learning… The idea is to use the ‘everyday objects’ found in that location and link […]
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 […]
Exam Revision Mat
Resources:Download a template from HERE Download the EXAM Mentor Mat from here too! What to do: Create an exam revision mat (and laminate!) for students using the key content from the Specification. Add questions to generate deeper understanding and evaluative knowledge as well as stretch and challenge. Allow students to answer exam papers with the mat to […]
Hexagons/Flexagons
Resources: Hexagon templates – either blank or filled in by teacher A3 (or larger) paper Glue/scissors How it works: Hexagons are an excellent tool for linking up learning and evaluating the end of a topic to see how ideas are linked/connected together, enabling the students to see the bigger picture. The idea is to not […]
Scrabble Art
Resources:Scrabble Tiles?What to do:Ask students to make keywords/terms/ideas/topics link together using scrabble tiles. Great way to involve numeracy and literacy as a quick starter. Or as a revision tool to stick up as a display?Students can each make one word and then ask to connect with another pair- then they will have to explain the connection either […]