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10 October

re-ACTIVE Learning

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Check out these active learning strategies!

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30 December

Splendiferous Resources

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ALL of Jamie Clark’s fantastic resources available here, for free!!

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13 March

Plastic Wallets

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Resources:Plastic Wallets, mark pens, wet wipes?Buy some A3 plastic wallets here?What to do:Save some money/time/photocopying by getting students to complete self check/quick quizzes/worksheets by writing the answers on the plastic wallets!Once completed and checked, they can simply wipe away their …

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13 August

TRY-athlonED September

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Resources:Various!What to do:Inspired by this Cancer Research UK Tv Advert… I began to think what can I do… (As I am Muslim, I do not drink Alcohol.)So I challenge you educators to TRY-ATHLON.In September you must try the following things…12 …

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27 March

Art Safari

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Resources:Willing volunteers and images!What to do:In order to spark interest and a love for art in and amongst your students try this… Go around the school and place images of a pieces of work by various artists. Get members of …

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04 October

Market Place

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Resources: Some question grids/prompts. What to do: Students are organised into groups and given a topic. (Max. of 5 students in a group.) They are then given various sources to prepare their ‘market stall.’ (Textbooks, computer/tablet, information sheets, exercise books, …

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11 September

Jump in!

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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 starting from the door. As students enter the class, ask …

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16 June

Passing Mind Map

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Resources:Paper/Coloured Pens How It Works:Students each handed a piece of paper- A3/4?They students must be seated in a way that each student can pass their paper to the person next to them. (You, as the teacher can plug a gap …

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01 June

Learning Zones

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Resources: Posters stuck up in each corner of the room? How It Works: When a teacher has set a task and activity has been completed; to check on the understanding of the students, how about you ask them to move to …

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09 May

Chinese Fortune Teller

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The Chinese Fortune Teller Do you remember making these as a child, well bring them back onto the class room as either a revision aid or as a way for pupils to record new information in a creative and interesting …

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05 May

Full House

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Resources:Pack of cards and some post it notes!How It Works: A pack of cards can be used in so many ways in a lesson…For example:Picking groups- Hand out cards to students as they enter the room- then ask students to …

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21 April

Recorded Learning

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Resources: Students need a recording device?  http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/aKMhEoEv79U&source=uds How it works: Pupils are given a topic, theory or subject that they need to research. They must create a video explaining their subject or topic area. Pupils are given the creativity of …

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16 April

Beach Ball

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Resources: Although this could be a Cheap Shop Brilliant Lessons Posts– I think this deserve to have its own post- as it can be used so simply with any class/age/subject! The Beach Ball What to do: Throw the ball who …

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16 April

Question Cards

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Resources: Question cards (little re-usable cards with a Q/? written on it) Or you can use tokens?   How It Works: During group /independent task/work give each group/student an amount of Question cards (2 or 3) which they can ‘spend’ …

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14 April

Writing on Desks…

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Resources: ‘Shiny desks’? Whiteboard markers, Whiteboard spray… How It Works: After the success of the Half Desks/Half WhiteBoards and the Writing on the Windows…  I thought- how about using the tables themselves as whiteboards… So I collected all my white board …

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14 April

Totem Poles

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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 …

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