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PLTs cards to enable students to develop their literacy skillsA set of cards with all the Personal Learning Thinking Skills Click to read more

Resources: Liquid chalk pens… (Can also be found on eBay/Amazon at a good price) Task:Students writing on windows- or any glass Click to read more

Students focus on oracy skills as well as literacy skills..Resources:A talking frame is needed to support discussion.(This is a list Click to read more

Image by https://twitter.com/Gripweed1 How It Works: To support independent learning, get students to follow the “Three Before Me” rule. If they Click to read more

Resources: 3 versions of a paragraph of text. (Each version has more words missing.) How It Works: Share with students a Click to read more

Resources:See image How It Works:Create a glossary of key words for your topic-use the keywords from the students books/your classesThe Click to read more

Resources:Crime scene props: Masking tape to create an outline of a dead body, murder weapon, Police “do not cross” tape, various other clues – Click to read more

Resources:The DEAL posterResource from Bedfordshire LA (Thank you!)How It Works:To get students to develop their writing to meet the higher Click to read more

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