What/Who Am I?
Resources:NothingWhat to do:Teacher can present a series of statements on the board or read them out loud. The idea is for students to associate the clues to a relevant topic/keyword from the lesson.e.g: I am Orange in colourYou need to peel my skin before you eat me I am round in shapeI am very juicy or I […]
Back to Back
Resources:A description/a piece of text.What to do:Students should sit back to back with each other.One by one they should read out their descriptions. Whilst one is reading the other is to draw what they hear.I have used this to get students to understand the characteristics of gothic characters or to analyse language features in text. Variations:Once the students […]
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 […]
Trendy Starter
Resources:You need access to Twitters ‘trending‘ page. (Remember you can filter the trends to make them specific to you/your location.)Use this Twitter template created by @LessonToolbox here! What to do:Scan through what is trending on the day of your lesson? An hour before? Or a minute before your lesson?Then ask students as a DNA (click here […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mind your own Business
Resources:Mini business card templates/cut outsWhat to do: The task is to design a business card for a famous? person. The business card can contain a number of features, such as – – Key achievements.– Job title.– Slogan.– Contact details.– Logo. Variations: This can be applied in many subjects; A business card for a US President. […]
Word Carpet
Resources: Lots of scrap paper Big pens A clear area on the floor What to do: Give students a big pile of scrap paper – about A5 size. Ask them to imagine a place. They should write the first words that come into their heads, one word per piece of scrap. You can […]
1st XI/5 A side!
Resources:Download this template here– Download the 5 a side version adapted by @JamieClark85 here (Includes SOLO!) Document by http://jivespin.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/who-is-in-your-football-xi-a-great-homework-or-review-activity/ What to do: Who would be in your football 1ST XI? This simple question can get your students thinking! It can be applied in so many ways in different subjects. This activity will make the basis of an interesting class discussion, homework activity […]