Acrostic Relay
Resources: None! What do do: Put students into two teams. Line each team up, one behind the other in front of the whiteboard. Give the student at the front of […]
D.N.A
Resources The “do now” resource and the explanation of each “do now” slide. What to do This is very much a resource inspired by twitter. I have taken ideas from […]
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 […]
Quotation Hunt
Resources: Post its/Stickers Felt tip pens Preparation: Take key quotations and key words from a text and write either half the quote, or half the word on to one post-it, […]
Sticker Starters
Resources:Stickers/Label StickersWhat to do:There is a variety of ways this activity can be carried out.On arrival each student should be given a sticker. This is can be entirely at random, […]
Chocolate- Yes pls!
Resources:Mini Smarties!What to do:Give the students a mini smarties pack to eat! (Maybe this is a prize- or a bribe!)Then ask them to complete the activity on the back! Variations: […]
Jump in!
Resources – Rubber/place mats placed around the room– Could use A3 sheets of paperHow It Works Using rubber mats (known as placemats), place them randomly on the floor of your classroom […]
Find SOMEBODY to…
Resources – Printed grids (3×3, 2×6 or whatever suits)How It Works Each student is given a grid. The students must then walk around the room and find somebody who relates/matches to the […]
Don’t Lie!
Resources: Nothing! What to do: Welcome your new students back with a smile and try this! 2 truths 1 lie… Ask students to state two truths about themselves and 1 […]
Roll a Sentence
Resources:Download the grid Here (This activity has been adapted from the Plenary Grid by @TomBrush1982) What to do:Print the grid out- laminate it- A4? A3? or have a grid permanently stuck […]