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Resources:Smart NotebookHow it works:Write keywords / vocabulary onto a smart notebook page. Recapping the previous lesson perhaps? Or introducing newClick to read more

Resources:Camcorder? Digital Camera? IPad? Phone? How It Works:Place a video camera in a corner of your room; The idea of this is forClick to read more

UPDATE Resources:This Grid by @TomBrush192 <– download here and the resources required for individual tasks? Click here for a notebook version with spinning dice!Click to read more

The noise-o-meter   Resources:   A noise-a-meter – can be downloaded from TES Resources –      How it works:Click to read more

Resources:Strips of Paper- divided into sections.How It Works:Desks are arranged into exam desk settings (see picture) When signalled by theClick to read more

UPDATED!Resources:www.wordle.netwww.tagxedo.com  Tweetroot APP–  Wordeo APP TagCloud APP How It Works:Add text into the websites/APPs above and create awesome looking wordClick to read more

  Spinning Tops A spinning top can add an element of fun and creativity to you lesson, and can beClick to read more

Resources: Posters stuck up in each corner of the room? How It Works: When a teacher has set a taskClick to read more

Resources:An image/QuestionsHow It Works:You split the class up into groups- you can use a variety of ways to do thisClick to read more

Resources: Download posters here–   Print and place around school? Print into student planners? Get your students to make theirClick to read more

Resources:IPad, Macbook- Apple Desktop- Ideally…Movie Maker- on windows- maybe?How It Works:Introduce new units of work with enthusiasm and excitement withClick to read more

Resources:A comfy chair? Cushions? How It Works:An idea I have adapted- If a student makes a VERY IMPORTANT POINT- theyClick to read more

Resources: Star stickers (cheap in Wilkinsons/poundland/hobby craft etc)  A list of what they need to do to achieve the starsClick to read more

Resources:Entrance Ticket Click hereExit Ticket Click here How It Works:When students enter the room, hand them all an entrance ticketClick to read more

UPDATED APRIL 2014Resources:Literacy Wheel- CLICK HERE FOR AN EDITABLE TEMPLATE available on the TES.Here is a link to a PowerPointClick to read more

Resources:You? Or a Student?How It Works:When asking students to write a short answer for an exam/demonstrate a technique for a practicalClick to read more

Resources: Dictionaries Textbooks Revision Guides Laptops?  Image from- https://twitter.com/brittwright22 who set up her own help desk after seeing this post 🙂Click to read more

Cards to get students Bloomin’ thinking Resources: A set of Celebrity Cards, available on a Word doc. by clicking here–NEWClick to read more

The Chinese Fortune Teller Do you remember making these as a child, well bring them back onto the class roomClick to read more

The Alphabet Challenge This activity can be done as a starter or plenary and is really simple with hardly anyClick to read more