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24 November

Thought Bombing

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Image by +Lisa – Jane Ashes  Resources:Plastic Balls? TextWhat to do:Read full post/idea here by @LisaJaneAshes  Set a thought provoking question- get students emotionally involved in the question Give students 30 seconds each to provide an answer in pairs Connect pairs into …

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12 February

Class Tools

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I rarely share one website as an individual post here- but this website by +Russel Tarr is incredible!Check it out. http://www.classtools.net…

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31 January

Back to Back

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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 …

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22 April

Grid Learning

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Resources:Each pair will need a grid, a die and two green pens. Guest post by https://twitter.com/SLT_Kat adapting original idea on here- see below. What to do: Create your own learning grids which can be played in pairs.  Students use the dice to …

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03 March

Strongest/Weakest

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Resources: Whiteboard & Whiteboard pens? Post its? What to do: As students walk into your classroom ask them to write on the board/post it their strongest topic and their weakest topic. (Clearly define what you mean by strongest/weakest. i.e can …

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03 March

Time Partners

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Resources:None!What to do:Working in pairs is effective at times. Certain pairings can compliment each other in different ways. You may pair students together in many ways. E.G: SEN/D with GNT BESD with role model Same ability students I have used this strategy I …

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20 November

Collective Writing/Ghost Reading

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Resources: Nothing! What to do: Collective Writing: Set the students a class question; E.G- ‘What do we want to achieve from…’ Then ask students to SHOUT out their ONE sentence!  Other students should write this down verbatim, in the exact …

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20 November

Starter Main Desert

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Resources: Whatever resources you need for the variety of activities you are offering. What to do: Lay out the classroom like a restaurant! Tables can be in pairs? Groups? But have banqueting paper on the tables. And Paper plates. Students …

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06 July

Clock Partners

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Resources: None! What to do: Students are organised in a way to have multiple learning partners throughout the lesson. One o’clock partner might represent those with similar abilities, while a 3 o’clock partner might be someone who has a similar …

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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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12 March

Diamond 9/18

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Resources: Post-It notes/ Paper cut into small squaresHow It Works:Students are asked to work in pairs– and asked to write down 9 keywords/points/sentences/ each. (If AS/A level student- they could work on their own- link the points to mark schemes/model answer and …

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06 February

Writing on the…windows!

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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 …

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24 January

Lego

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Resources: Spare lego/board game pieces. How It Works: Give students pieces of lego/game bits and ask them to make/shape/create ‘something’ that links to a keyword/concept previously learnt. For example: Students can make a layout of a court room, design a …

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