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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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
