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Green Great / Pink Think
Resources: Pink and green pens or highlighters What to do: Pupils write on only one side of their exercise books. Click to read more
Reflection Bubbles
Resources: None Or a thought bubble and a speech bubble shape printed on to paper/Thought bubble stickers. How it works: Click to read more
Progress Pegs
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 Click to read more
Scrabble Art
Resources:Scrabble Tiles?What to do:Ask students to make keywords/terms/ideas/topics link together using scrabble tiles. Great way to involve numeracy and literacy as Click to read more
Mind Map/Musical Chairs
Resources: Teacher to put together using masking tape a number of pieces of sugar paper to create a massive piece Click to read more
Differentiation
*UPDATE* Differentiation from Mr A Ali Try This Ed Support training session on Stretch and Challenge- I have removed some ideas/items. Click to read more
Poetry by Stealth
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 Click to read more
Marking Codes
Resources:None neededWhat to do:We know the aims of marking are to check understanding- adjust SOW/Lesson Plans. Check progress of students Click to read more
Gingerbread RETURNS…
Resources: Use the blank template of a gingerbread man to assess your student’s learning during the lesson or at the Click to read more
Onion
Resources:The Onion Poster- Click Here It can be printed and placed in books, or on classroom walls, or in student planners. Click to read more
Questioning Approaches
Resources:Table Below:Reference to NSEAD.ORG Strategy/approach Process Gains and benefits Thinking Time: Consciously waiting for a pupil or class to think through Click to read more
Quotation Hunt
Resources: Post its/Stickers Felt tip pens Preparation: Take key quotations and key words from a text and write either half Click to read more
Learner/New/Pass+/Instructor
UPDATED- TO INCLUDE SOLO TAXONOMY.Resources:Images of: Learning Plates New Driver Plates Pass Plus Plates Driving Instructor SOLO Document- <–Download Here Click to read more
Killer Questions!
Resources:NoneHow it works:Students have to think of a Killer Question– a question that is ‘impossible’ to answer by any of Click to read more
Sticker Starters
Resources:Stickers/Label StickersWhat to do:There is a variety of ways this activity can be carried out.On arrival each student should be Click to read more
EXER/CISE Books
Resources:Your class exercise books.What to do:The idea is pretty simple!Get students to write on only ONE side of their books Click to read more
Question Prompts
Resources:Download the prompts from here– (This is not mine- I found this on Twitter- No idea from who! If they are Click to read more
Collective Writing/Ghost Reading
Resources: Nothing! What to do: Collective Writing: Set the students a class question; E.G- ‘What do we want to achieve Click to read more
Still lots of writing
Resources:You need to organise the worksheets yourself!What to do:If your lesson requires students to record a lot of information down Click to read more
Is it relevant
Resources: The below template: Idea taken from the N.I Curriculum. What to do: Students are given a key question in Click to read more