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Lecture/Seminar/Tutorial
Resources: Nothing! What to do: Mix up your classroom teaching by introducing a Lecture lesson then a seminar? Or just Click to read more
Displays or Display to learn
Click here for a range of ideas around classroom displays.
Practice Bands
Resources:Rubber bands? Bracelets? What to do:Students to be given a set number of bracelets to wear… these can be colour Click to read more
Keyword Blocks
Resources: Nothing! (A3 paper?) What to do: This can be an individual, paired, group or class activity! Depending on ability/topic Click to read more
Roll a Sentence
Resources:Download the grid Here (This activity has been adapted from the Plenary Grid by @TomBrush1982) What to do:Print the grid out- Click to read more
Steps to Success
Resources:Large photocopied footsteps or large footsteps cut out of coloured paperHow It Works:Students work together to identify the steps for Click to read more
Clock Partners
Resources: None! What to do: Students are organised in a way to have multiple learning partners throughout the lesson. One Click to read more
Use your chairs
Resources: Some velcro pads and a plastic wallet/folder What to do: Use the back of your chairs as a Click to read more
Convoy group work
Resources:Questions/text for students to discuss and give ideas for.How It Works:Students, in groups, organise their ideas and then send a Click to read more
Question Grids
UPDATE!Resources:Click here for all the resources…What to do:These are a variety of grids to help develop your students ability to Click to read more
Masked Learning
Resources: Need to make some masks? Characters are up to you… Make the masks relevant- At the moment Apprentice is Click to read more
Scrabble Tiles
Resources:Google Images- Scrabble TilesDownload this one here Download this document a scrabble board! created by @Dak_74 A lot of these are now floating around Click to read more
Behaviour and Rewards
Resources: Download the document here– How It Works: Use the document to put in place some top tips organised by different Click to read more
Blooming Bloom
Resources: Use the following links- Mr Ali’s Law Blog- Blooms DropBox- How It Works: Use the above links to download resources Click to read more
Literacy Plasters
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 Click to read more
Receipt Please
Resources: A receipt book- can be bought from Poundland. What to do: When students hand in a piece of work/project/essay… Click to read more
Pose Pause Pounce Bounce
This is a great strategy to improve questioning and the quality of responses. It also promotes student engagement. Thanks go Click to read more
First time
Resources: Paper! Maybe nothing!How It Works:Students to get into groups of 4-6.Students line themselves up… sitting next to each other.Teacher provides Click to read more
Graffiti Board/Learning Wall
Resources: A display board space in your room or A piece of Smart Wall Paint space or A flip chart Click to read more
Diary my tweets
Resources: http://www.twitario.com/en/ How It Works:If your subject requires students to communicate with the wider public or if you need to communicate with Click to read more