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Want to get involved in a cross cultural/religious event? Want to empathise with your colleagues? Neighbours? Friends? Or students!
Did you not know?
Resources:NoneWhat to do:Give your students a slip of paper with the sentence… I wish my teacher knew… Ask them to finish the sentence with: Something about them; their home life? Something they find difficult? Enjoy doing? Something about their hobbies? Something about the subject? Maybe they know something you don’t? Variations:You could do one for […]
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 […]
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 […]
A day in the life
Resources:Students & recording/editing equipment= IPAD?What to do:Ask students with specific difficulties such as: ADHD Autism Mental Health issues Medical difficulties Dyslexia Physical Disability Hearing Impairment Oppositional defiance Downs Syndrome To answer the following questions for you: What do you find difficult day to day in school? What do other students not know about you? How […]
Pose Pause Pounce Bounce
This is a great strategy to improve questioning and the quality of responses. It also promotes student engagement. Thanks go to @TeacherToolkit for introducing me to this strategy!Resources:A great question to pose – perhaps a thunk!How It Works:Pose – the teacher poses a difficult question to the class.Pause – the teacher then waits, giving students thinking time. 10 […]
Totem Poles
Resources: Roll of wallpaper backing paper which was about two metres high and rolled together and taped to become a cylinder for the Totem Pole. My lesson plan and 5 things worksheet is available by clicking here. What to do:As an overview the lesson at the start, pupils had a ’5 things’ sheet – where they […]
Dominoes- Not as you know?
Resources:A4/A5 paper!How It Works:Students are given a piece of paper each- They fold it in half. Students are then told to write down a keyword on the left hand side of the paper- based on the subject area/topic of your choice. They must then write down the definition/explanation on the right hand side of the paper.HOWEVER, They should […]
Writing on the…windows!
Resources: Liquid chalk pens… (Can also be found on eBay/Amazon at a good price) Task: Students writing on windows- or any glass surface!! The pens are easy to wipe off and come in a variety of colours! You can use your windows to add revision topics/key words/specialist language and so on… but why? Students enter and […]
Crime Scene Investigation!
Resources:Crime scene props: Masking tape to create an outline of a dead body, murder weapon, Police “do not cross” tape, various other clues – photos, money, wallet etc. How It Works: You need to create a murder scene; As students come in, ask them to piece together the clues to create a written narrative explaining how the scene happened. […]