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Resources: How It Works: Use as a starter or plenary to get students to identify what good learning is. This is Click to read more

Resources:A Raffle Book- £1 from a Poundshop!How It Works:As students enter the room they are greeted with a pot containing Click to read more

Resources:Pieces of paper with a question on one side and the answer on the otherHow It Works:This is a Kagan Click to read more

Resources: Spare lego/board game pieces. How It Works: Give students pieces of lego/game bits and ask them to make/shape/create ‘something’ Click to read more

Resources:Pre-written example of a riddlePost it notesHow It Works:The teacher shares a riddle based on a key idea or new Click to read more

Resources:Rewards – stickers, house points, postcardsHow It Works:Pick a child to be your secret student. Shhhhh! Don’t tell anybody as Click to read more

Linked to RAG123 by @Listerkev Resources:Click here for template by https://twitter.com/rondelle10_b How It Works: As a plenary, students have a choice of exit Click to read more

Resources:A3 paper with the template printed on itHow It Works:After students have produced a draft design for a piece of practical Click to read more

Resources:Card sort activityYou will need to prepare dominoes with one end of one domino able to be matched with the Click to read more

Image from-  http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/7-12assessments/naplan/teachstrategies/yr2011/index.php?id=literacy/reading/lr_evld/lr_evld_s3a_11 Resources:Example of a text types- See here for ChesterHills really useful list. How It Works:When teaching pupils how Click to read more

Whilst watching a film or video clip students are designated specific roles to watch the video from that person(s)/group(s) point of Click to read more

                                                                                                  A way to get pupils to reflect on their learning during the lesson. Resources: A4 sheet of paper Click to read more

Resources:Balloons, envelopes, selotape, permanent pen.How It Works:An envelope is placed somewhere, under desk/chairs. On teacher’s command of go, students quickly look Click to read more

The KWHL grid can be used in a variety of situations The strength of this process is that it starts Click to read more

Resources:Picture of a compassHow It Works:The NEWS point on a compass represent an area for debate.For example, when exploring a Click to read more

Resources:None.How It Works:Give students a question to think about. They think about it on their own for 30 seconds. Next, they pair Click to read more

Resources:Questions with 4 possible answers – either on a powerpoint or written on the boardA3 paper per group (folded in to four Click to read more

  Resources –  Set of facts/statements about the topic How It Works – Pass a jar round the class, selected Click to read more

Resources:Mission Impossible sound track from YouTube,Image(s) to assess previous learningWhat to do:To assess previous learning place an image/s in an Click to read more