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Petes Lesson Toolbox Sept 2012Demonstrating progress/Benchmarking students

. Text Write down all you know in starter and thenagain in the plenary to see improvement.

. Post its As above and ask student to write theseon coloured post-its. One three windows of yourclassroom have the signs Not Sure, QuiteConfident, Very Confident. Students put theirfirst attempt underneath one of the signs forteacher to assess. After the learning activity theydo the same thing with different coloured post-its.This should show students and teacher theprogress made following the session.

3. Mind Map Draw a mind map to show all that you

know at the start. Add to this in a series of miniplenaries and at the end

4. Table Three columns What I know, What I haveread about, What I know nothing about. Fill in at thestart and then at the end

5. Criteria sheetGive a series of can dostatements as criteria and get students to rate theirunderstanding at the start and at the end

6. Round the room Put up a series of criteria relatedto levels or grades. Ask students to state one thingthey know and what level they think it is at the startand one thing at the end which they know is at ahigher grade.

7. Airplanes and snowballs - Any of these techniqueson a piece of paper make into a paper airplanesand thrown (sensibly) to another student. After thelearning activity they open it up and add to it. Thenafter next activity they scrunch into a snowball anddo the same.

nteractive (In groups or pairs)8. Table posters - model/diagram/concept written

directly onto the table top with board markers. Paper Fortune tellers Student make these and add

questions to the outside, key words to the insideand definitions under the inside.

0. Rainbow circlingkey word on sheet. Students addone branch to mind map and pass to neighbour.Goes round group twice, then students scores howmany words are good/relevant. Sheets with thelowest score should be the topics which thestudents know the least about.

1. SDOMPing - Scribble, Draw Or Make, Present a keyterm Groups of 3 1 person Scribbles relatedwords, 2nd person Draws associated pictures, 3rdperson Makes a plasticene model to do with it, thengroup present it all to rest of class who have toguess the original term.

2. Talk-Listen-repeat - Face a partner and talk on a

subject for 30 seconds (they might want to write itdown first). Now swap. Repeat trying to get morekey words into the 30 seconds without looking attheir notes.

3. Ask the expert First half of the lesson pairsproduce posters on a topic (say a double page in atext book) then arrange the posters in a circlearound the room one student stays with theposter as the expert one goes round the room toeach poster collecting information. Then return tothe pair to summarise the findings.

4. Label Memory challenge - Pupils look at thelabelled version of a drawing and have to rememberthe labels as they go back to their places, mostlabels wins.

5. Duck, Duck, Goose Sit in a circle, one studentwalks around the circle saying duck, duck, ducketc. When they say goose the student they are nextto chases them round the circle back to their seat.

If the chaser touches them on the back before theyget to the seat they get they have to answer aquestion correctly to get their seat back, if not thechaser gets a question.

6. Flip chart paper around the room with a title Eachstudent/team gets different colour pen all addwhat they know to each poster for 20 seconds thenmove to the next poster. Gets harder and harder themore you move around the room.

7. Option based learning Get a statement or picturewith four plausible explanations. Students say whyeach one or false. Can be in groups or individually.Can be one or more correct answers studentsidentify through this process why this is.

8. Speed dating Ask pupils to write a list of tenquestions on a topic (you could give them each apage in the revision guide) Arrange the room in acircle with half the pupils inside and half outside

the circle. With a timer on the board of say 4-5minutes the pupils ask each other their questions.At the end of the 4 minutes either the outside orinside pupils move round one seat and repeat theexercise. Pupils record the answers of the pupilsthey question and share the results at the end.

19. Speed dating AFL exerciseAfter the speeddating exercise, ask the pupils to find the personwhose questions were hardest. Get them to writedown what it was they were asking them about. Thestudents will then get an individualised revisiontopic on the areas they need to work on

20. Peer group learning exercise - Split group up into3s. Each group takes a topic to summarise on A3paper. After only 20 minutes chose one personfrom each group to go to the next group (they arethe LEARNER) and learn about the topic they havesummarised. The group have 5 minutes to teachthe topic to the learner. After 5 minutes you liaisewith the learner to find out what they have learned.

21. Timed Group work Teams of 4 have to create aposter, each person has different coloured paperso you can see who has done what, each person isgiven objects only they can use - Glue guy - onlyone who can glue, Pen guy - only one who canwrite. Any paper left on the floor after certain timedisqualifies them. If you lift the finished piece upand paper falls off they are disqualified. They haveto work co-operatively so that the task can beachieved. You can adapt it as they can be givenspecialist equipment or separate bits of paper.

22. You say we (dont) pay pictures on board behinda student sat facing the group. The group describesfor student to guess

23. Yes or No Students ask each other questionswithout saying yes or no

24. Chinese Whispers using a concept, equation orstatement

25. Tabooo Word TabooDescribe words without

using key wordso Letter TabooDescribe words without a

particular letter (e.g. certain vowels)o Speed Tabooas above but kids run to

you to get words, then back to their team26. In groups come up with questions and then give to

other groups to answer27. Bitesize web page on board answer questions in

groups feedback to group28. Students become words and have to get into order /

Post-It notes on forehead to create a sentence29. Drama write a short play in which the characters

discuss the topic30. Snap matching statement on bits of paper face

down kids find pairs31. Group Snap Q + A on different cards to each pupil

each pupil find their pair32. Memory game students shown mindmap / picture

/ text / sequence, go back to group and draw/writewhat they can remember

33. Charades act out key words or phrases34. Splat answers on board, pupils smack the words

to answers questions35. Scrabble using key words from lesson36. Concept as a drama/play37. Use the room to build a diagram/model, pupils are

the moving parts in the model38. Snowball exercise - Students answer question, then

get into pairs to get better answer, then fours to geteven better answer to same question

39. Diamond Nines students categories ninestatements or key words in a diamond nine shapeaccording to your criteria

40. Pictionary / speed Pictionary draw key words,team members guess what they are.

41. Paper in a bucket students pick one then describekey words, repeat whole exercise with same wordsbut act them out instead

42. Turn an uninspiring practical into a competition(who can get the highest, fastest, hottest, biggestetc)

43. Give out cards with question on one and answer onanother kids find the person with the matchingcard

44. Beat the teacher Teacher completes any task butincludes mistakes, students identify mistakes

45. Beat the teacher 2 You vs class they can askyou any question from their revision guide but thenyou can then ask them any question on the topicscore on board

46. Team quizcorrect answers are a score for theteamrun over a number of lessons

47. Back 2 Back Student describes what they caother student can ask lots of questions but noat the same thing. Student 2 draws what they tstudent one sees. When finished compare twopictures.

General Lesson Activities48. Make a point score system for each activity yo

and tell students how many points they need tscore before the end of the lesson

49. Establish learning groups of your choosing aresame for a long period of time ( a term, a year ethroughout the year the groups always worktogether which develops team working skillsinstead of asking them to form groups in a lessfor a task.

50. Include VARKI (Visual, Auditory, Reading,Kinaesthetic, Interpersonal [discussion ])

51. Multiple Intelligence lessons one target for kreach in any way they like

52. Display a picture, students describe what it hado with the topic

53. Posters (one sheet of paper explaining the ans54. Power point (several sheets explaining the ans55. Mind mapat the start/end of a topic each bra

a different colour, include diagrams56. Bingo (3x3 grid with key words)57. Design a worksheet or word search58. 3 statements on the board 2 true, 1 false stud

say which is which59. Students mark each others work highlighting h

they could improve their answers60. Students read aloud from book (sentence or

paragraph each)61. Design a practical/experiment62. Use dry Pasta/packaging foam for modelling a

concept63. Odd one out/what to they have in common

(pictures, diagrams, symbols)64. Write questions using key words from lesson65. Write answer to question with a word number

minimum66. Sequencing (putting events/body parts/word

in order)67. Use the room to make a concept/thing68. Make revision cards69. True/False sentences70. Get students to mark a test71. Draw a flow diagram instead of taking notes72. Boil it down (Summarize topic in 5 bullet point

then 5 words, then one word)73. Draw a time line of events covered so far74. Label a diagram or picture with a much inform

as possible75. Just a minutepupils talk for set amount of tim

without hesitation.76. Rizla/post-it note game (post it notes on forehe

students have to ask yes/no questions to workwhat/who they are)

77. Write the questions to answers78. Loop card game/dominoes/tops and tails car

which when joined complete a sentence orequation

79. Concept as a cartoon strip80. Concept as a paper/card model81. Make a simple board game which includes

questions on the topic82. Mallets mallet/verbal tennis83. Read and Answer questions in the book!84. Answer questions as labelled diagrams instea

full sentences85. Kids do an activity marked by another child y

liaise with marker86. Students use coloured chalk to write notes on

wall or floor outside brightens up the playgroICT Specific/Web resources87. Make a cartoon strip at

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/88. Make a mind map using freemind

http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php_Page

89. Make a mind map online for other users tocontribute to -http://www.bubbl.us/index

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3. Go to bbc bitesize and revise the topic online4. Go tohttp://www.yacapaca.comand complete a

test on your topic (it marks it for you!)5. Timer for timed activities

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6. Students record text on computer using audacity,import audio onto movie maker and illustrate withpictures creating a movie to play back to class

7. http://www.voki.com/allows you to createpersonalized speaking avatars

8. Create a web page to share the work created byyour class -http://voicethread.com/#home

9. Poster in Microsoft Word Do the title last, Type alltext first THEN add pictures

00. General revision topics - http://getrevising.co.uk/01. Download online videostreams

http://www.zamzar.com/02. Create motivational posters at

http://bighugelabs.com/03. Quizzes and games for most subjects at

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/04. Manipulate photos on your subject at

http://www.dumpr.net/05. Multiple choice quiz generator at

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06. Create word clouds out of texthttp://www.wordle.net/

07. Speed reading software that can flash up words atthe users speed to make reading more funhttp://www.spreeder.com/app.php

08. Make animated presentation onwww.prezi.com09. Get student to submit a question to

http://www.cramster.comand get emailed ananswer

10. Revision games onwww.zondle.comLiteracy/Key words/DART(Directed Activities Relating toText)

11. Get students to summaries something in 150words. Then get them to reduce this to 100 words,then 50 words.

12. Cheat Cards pretend students are allowed tocheat in their next exam and they have to put thekey points of the lesson or topic on a scrap ofpaper they can hide in their pencil case. Limitedspace means that they only write the mostimportant or harder stuff.

13. Remove the words from a piece of text one at atime so that it still makes sense. Keep going untilno more words can be removed.

14. Reduce a piece of text to 6 words then use these 6words to make a poem or a song

15. When asking students to read large amounts of info(journals etc.) get them to highlight the 5 mostimport key phrases only and rank them in order.Stops them highlighting everything

16. Word pairs - pupils get two words or phrases andhave to find similarities or differences between thetwo

17. Dictagloss Students listen to some text threetimes. 1

stJust listen, 2

ndtake notes, 3

rdfocus on

key words and phrases. Then give the group 10minutes to create a similar text. Discuss at the endabout language choices and share examples ofreconstructions

18. Take a model answer/piece of text read through it.Then play word tennis. Then draw a picture whichrepresents the text adding only three key words.Play word tennis again with the picture in front ofthem. Then hide the picture and play tennis for thethird time

19. Write a piece of text into an excel box then clickon the speak icon for students to hear thecomputer speak their words

20. Look up Key words (underline, define fromdictionary)

21. Write a sentence without saying certain key wordsor letters

22. Give sentence starters students complete23. Add key words to literacy book/key word list24. No Punctuation - Paragraph of text with no

punctuation students have to add punctuation tomake sense of the paragraph

25. No Punctuation Kung Foo As above but then readit out as a class. When students get to a commathey have to shout out Hayah! and chop the air with

their hands, when they get to a full stop they punchthe air and shout Huh! (quite good with everybodywas kiung foo fighting playing in the background

126. Look at information for 2 minutes cover up, writedown as much as you can remember

127. Ask students to remember definitions at the start oflesson, get them to write them out in examconditions later

128. Concept Map - Stick key words onto A3 paper, linkthem with arrows, write over the arrows how thetwo words are linked

129. Make a topic record from key words130. Key words on board, students use to write

paragraph131. Spelling Test on key words and/or peer marking132. In pairs, one pupil asks other to spell 5 words

beginning with a certain letter. Swap and changeletter

133. Hangman using key words134. Learn definitions off by heart quick test

afterwards135. Anagrams of key words136. Correct misspelled key words in paragraph on

board137. Cloze exercise 1 - printed text with missing words

to complete - differentiation by giving first letter138. Cloze exercise 2 students write a paragraph with

missing key words for a partner to complete139. Pick out nouns, abstract nouns, adjectives etc140. Word Relay in pairs next word starts with last

letter of last word141. Game using key words (charades, Taboo etc)142. Invent a Mnemonic/Acrostic for difficult words143. Make a word search using key words144. Tops and Tails/Dominos cards with half

statements or questions and answers on to get intothe correct order

145. Add own ending to sentences146. Classification of words groups words according

to different criteria147. Change style of writing for different audiences

your friend, famous person, child etc148. Unscramble sentences149. Students write questions on key words in their

partners book for them to answer150. From key words make a

crossword/wordsearch/giant crossword where eachpupil makes one word question

151. Look a piece of text 2 mins, take it away ask 5questions. Give it back underline all the key words,take it away another 5 questions. Give it backunderline 5 key sentences about the topic another5 questions. At the end ask which is best methodfor learning?

152. Use writing frame to organise thoughts (Bubblequotes, comparison alley, starburst, sequencing,Tri pie, stair steps, Pros & Cons, Venn, Webb, FlowChart)

153. Key words on the board student say how wordsare linked together

154. Skim, Scan and then close read some textanswering questions on content each time the textis read

155. Daft reading students take turn reading aloudreading a word each. Alternative could be studentswho sit in a row reading a word each along the rowuntil the end of the paragraph.

Questioning156. Socratic questioning exploring the questions not

changing to the next question why how, what arethe reasons etc

157. Quiz Variations (door game, weakest link, whowants millionaire, Killer, Students ask studentsanswer, slap board, answers on mini whiteboards,who wants to be a millionaire)

158. Pub Quiz in groups of 4, students answerquestions read out by the teacher. You can turn theroom into a pub! (No alcohol!)

159. Blockbusters (4x4 grid with first letters of keywords, first to cross the grid)

160. 5 answers to each question (How, Where, When,What, Why e.g. do plants make glucose?)

161. Teacher on the spot pupils ask demandingquestions

162. Questions with answers written as drawings163. Fist of five students indicate understanding

based on how many fingers they are holding up ontheir fist 5= understand 0= dont understand

Exam Technique164. Go over single questions with 4 or more marks

165. Model answers showing how to gain maximumpoints

Videos/DVDs/MPEGs166. Questions on video fill in as video plays ch

at the end167. Video Bingo - have a list of key phrases to liste

out for on a card and students pay attention,crossing them off as they go. Better for longerclips, and the feedback is the students explainthe relevance of each one.

168. Stop video every x minutes ask students to exvideo so far

169. Short or small section of video(5min) -LISTEN video (can play with students facing away or wscreen turned off), make notes as it plays, quicquiz, then watch video

170. Alternative Watch the video with no sounda set time students summarise what they thinkfilm is about

171. Write a narration to a short filmExtended Writing172. A Letter to173. Imagine you are a174. Write a play about175. Write a description of176. Describe a journey from177. Describe a day in the life of178. Predict what would happen if.179. Write a diary entry by a person who...180. Write a set of instructions in order to181. You are a news journalist writing about182. Write conversation between people discussingAssessment for Learning183. Give test results relative to CAT/FFT indicators

2 etc)184. Students mark each others/their own tests

providing corrections185. Students critically praise or analyse a presenta

given by other students186. Students compare their answers to model ans187. Learning Squares A (2x2 grid in books What

Where , When, How did you learn this lesso188. Learning Square B (2x2 grid in books What I

What I learned, What I did well, What I need to on)

189. Learning Square C (2x2 grid in books What,Where & When, How, How can I improve howlearned today)

190. Learning Square DWhat was the point of todlesson? How did you achieve it? How could yoimprove the way you achieved it? How could ytest whether you achieved it?

191. Learning Square E - Today I Learnt About ThKey facts/ words I used areFuture learning Iis I felt successful today because...

192. Learning conversation Following the learningsquare- pupils find another person in the roomdiscuss their learning square. When they comeback they describe themselves or the person tspoke to

193. Learning Triangle (three old, two new, one futulearning outcomes written in a large triangle)

194. Write down one specific thing that will get themthe next level/grade

195. 10 minutes correcting pervious work in their bbased on your marking comments

Games196. Door Game Correct answers to questions pu

go to the door, whoever is at the door at the enthe game gets to leave first pupils can sendpeople back to their seats as well as save theirfriends harder questions are worth more peo

Crazy, but just might work197. Change the smell in room so kids remember a

certain lessonjoss sticks, potpourri, air freshdeodorant, perfume, aftershave, scent sticks e

198. Read half a story at the start to relax learners aget them ready for learning and read the other at the end of the lesson

199. Lesson inside a parachute (every PE dept has Pupils stand in a circle and hold the parachutethe air and pull it down behind them and sit onThe will definitely remember your lesson

200. Play music at the beginning of the lesson - kidtalk about how it might be connected to the les

201. Lesson in the dark! Lamps or torches per grousee what they have to do to promotecommunication (or chaos!)

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