Resources: Check out my other ideas and posts by clicking here! DIRT- what is it? Student exercise books/work marked to a high level with challenging questions, comments and support to guide them to improve their work. It’s also a …
Resources: Pegs and display things! The original idea for Progress Pegs is from https://twitter.com/PeFoulger What to do:Each student has their own peg and it is placed on a washing line to demonstrate what level they are currently working at. Each key …
*UPDATE* Differentiation from Mr A Ali Try This Ed Support training session on Stretch and Challenge- I have removed some ideas/items. If you use any of the information please ensure the copyright information is adhered to. Call it what you want. Differentiation …
Resources:None!What to do:Student’s must plant somewhere in your school, a poem that they have written!They might, for example, pin a poem to a notice board, in a corrido, blue tac a poem to a classroom door, a locker or tape …
Resources:None neededWhat to do:We know the aims of marking are to check understanding- adjust SOW/Lesson Plans. Check progress of students and intervene if necessary. To priase and reward students along with providing feedback to move students forward.Why not use the above codes …
Resources: Use the blank template of a gingerbread man to assess your student’s learning during the lesson or at the end of the lesson. How it works: Three key pieces of information are written on different areas of the gingerbread …
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, and the second half on to another post-it. I used …
UPDATED- TO INCLUDE SOLO TAXONOMY.Resources:Images of: Learning Plates New Driver Plates Pass Plus Plates Driving Instructor SOLO Document- <–Download Here This link to SOLO is by www.twitter.com/JulieDavis What to do: ‘Practice makes Permanent.’ We have been working on Triple Impact …
Resources:Your class exercise books.What to do:The idea is pretty simple!Get students to write on only ONE side of their books only. The other side should then be used for: Marking/Feedback (D.I.R.T time…) Peer/Self Assessment Re-drafting/re-doing Revision notes Definitions of Key words …
The Literacy Plasters post was so successful- that Maths Plasters have now been developed!Resources:Download template created by Kev Lister– editable version here– and a completed version here *UPDATE* A massive range of topic specific REVISION Maths Plasters have been created by @Robewilliams79 here. Including QR …
Resources: Nothing! What to do: Mix up your classroom teaching by introducing a Lecture lesson then a seminar? Or just a Lecture lesson? Or a just a seminar session? Or tutorial session? To ensure your students are prepared for higher …
Resources: Need to make some masks? Characters are up to you… Make the masks relevant- At the moment Apprentice is on TV! What to do: Simple idea! When students are asked to give their opinion or to stand up at …
Resources:Download the templates HERE but they were created using www.schoolstickers.co.uk or you could make your own! 🙂What to do:Simple! When correcting common mistakes use the literacy plaster instead! Saves you time and makes feedback more engaging for students?The literacy plasters contain text …
Cards to get students Bloomin’ thinking Resources: A set of Celebrity Cards, available on a Word doc. by clicking here–NEW updated Cards here by J Chappell. Rationale: The cards are a mixture of Bloom’s Taxonomy and De Bono’s Hats. The power …
Resources: A prescription template How It Works: Students become doctors! They diagnose an essay, piece of writing, classwork, homework etc- based on the symptoms– i.e Mark scheme, writing frame etc. The doctor then writes on the prescription template what the …
U Shape Continuum-Resources:None!How it works:Ask students to line up in order of their level of understanding/current grade/progress… (Up to you!)From really confident/A* to really confused/U grade.You should then snake the students from the end of the line to bring all …