Let the pupils demonstrate their learning straight from the start of the lesson with prepared activity packs.
Support independent learning through the use of ‘Fact Islands’ and at the same time transform your room into a learning resource.
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Centred around a picture related to the lesson, pupils hunt and match the clues in a different approach to learning.
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Main lesson activity in which the pupils follow a carousel of 5 minute activities set up around the classroom.
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Use words and their meanings to assess pupils understanding of the lesson and subject matter. Let the pupils manage the learning.
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Introduce your lesson using a mystery picture for pupils to figure out and ensure progress right from the start.
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Encourage pupils to work in groups through designing their own quizes which they use to compete against each other.
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Get pupils moving with this relay based on communicating and replicating a set diagram related to the lesson.
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Use the 4-part Q-Time strategy to structure effective questioning sessions to maximise progress.
Use the 4-part Q-Time strategy including bouncing questions to structure effective questioning sessions.
Use this resource for when you wish to undertake an activity to instruct students.
This resource is designed to be used when the students are to undertake a practical activity to demonstrate their learning.
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This resource is designed to be used when the teacher needs to give a demonstration to the class or groups of students.
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This resource is designed to be used when the students are required to watch a video clip.
This resource is designed to be used when the students are required to undertake a listening activity.
Reading is often an important part of a lesson. However what is important is to use clear guidance on what makes effective reading.
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Use this resource for student presentations to the class or groups. The resource includes a set of timers to use so that you can monitor the presentations.
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Teacher explanations form an important part of lessons to impart knowledge directly from the expert.
Use this resource when you want the class to undertake an activity, this could be individual, pairs or groups.
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In-lesson tests and exams are a great opportunity to build and reinforce examination skills and technique.
During a lesson it is usual to have a period of student reflection on their own work so that they can see how they are progressing.
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A useful activity during a lesson is to have is a period of peer reflection so that they can see how each other are progressing.
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Periods of extended writing are ideal for developing students’ literacy skills. These can be tied in with the Connect strategy and the Connect Mat.
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There are times during a lesson when the use of a textbook exercise is a useful way to reinforce the learning taking place.
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There are times during a lesson when the use of a worksheet exercise is a useful way to reinforce the learning taking place.
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Mind mapping is an effective away to download information and to allow students to reflect on the learning they already know.
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Learning Blooms focusses on giving students independent choice over how to interpret their learning.
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Learning Blooms focusses on giving students independent choice over how to interpret their learning.
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Learning Blooms focusses on giving students independent choice over how to interpret their learning.
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Learning Blooms focusses on giving students independent choice over how to interpret their learning.
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Learning Blooms focusses on giving students independent choice over how to interpret their learning.
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Learning Blooms focusses on giving students independent choice over how to interpret their learning.
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Learning Blooms focusses on giving students independent choice over how to interpret their learning.
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Learning Blooms focusses on giving students independent choice over how to interpret their learning.
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Learning Blooms focusses on giving students independent choice over how to interpret their learning.
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Get students to consider their learning and produce a hot list of the 10 keywords to summarise the learning within the lesson.
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Get students to prepare a presentation that they will perform to the class. This should challenge them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to prepare a presentation that they will perform to the class. This should challenge them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to prepare a presentation that they will perform to the class. This should challenge them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to write an argument. They will need to consider the main points from the learning and why these are important.
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Get students to use the information that they have learnt to create a series of blog posts to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to design and make a board game that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to be creative when demonstrating their learning through the use of cartoons to represent key facts.
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Get students to write a comparison. They will need to consider what to compare and look at the similarities and differences.
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Get students to produce a mind map that reflects the learning that has taken place and identifies how this learning can be improved.
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Get students to create a diagram to demonstrate and apply their learning. They will need to consider how to translate information into graphical form.
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Get students to create flashcards to demonstrate and apply their learning. They will need to consider how to translate information into graphics.
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Get students to create a flowchart to demonstrate and apply their learning. They will need to consider how to translate information into graphical form.
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Get students to consider how they can present their learning as a graph or a chart. They will need to consider how to translate information into values.
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Get students to design and make a hanging mobile that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to use pictures and limited text to produce an infographic to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to demonstrate what they have learnt through the production of a leaflet to outline the different aspects.
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Get students to draft a letter that is based upon a conveying the learning that is taking place to another person.
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Get students to design and make a mini sculpture that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to use the various features of a newspaper article to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to design and make a piece of packaging that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to create a picture mind map to demonstrate their learning. They will need to consider how to translate information into pictures.
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Get students to produce a summary picture for a plenary activity. This should challenge them to demonstrate what they have learnt.
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Get students to produce a popup card that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to use the various features of a simple postcard to demonstrate and apply their learning.
Get students to graphically demonstrate and apply their learning with poster. Students creativity will challenge their learning.
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Get students to reflect upon their learning and from this write a proposal for future learning based upon their own thoughts.
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Get students to consider their learning and produce a set of questions based upon the key points from the learning within the lesson.
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Get students to consider their learning and produce a set of questions based upon the key points from the learning within the lesson.
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Get students to create a relationship diagram to demonstrate and apply their learning.
Get students to plan and act out an interview. This should challenge them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to prepare a presentation that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to write a short story (or part of a story) that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to plan and act out a short story. This should challenge them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to produce a single sketch that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to produce a series of sketches that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to create a song. The contents of this should challenge them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to write a short, concise speech. This should challenge them to demonstrate what they have learnt.
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Get students to design and make a stage set that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to reflect upon their learning using stars and wishes that also rank order the level of importance.
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Get students to produce a step-by-step plan that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to produce a drawn step-by-step plan that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to create a story to demonstrate and apply their learning. They will need to devise a plot and characters.
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Get students to produce a storyboard that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
Get students to design and make a spinner that can be used as part of a game to summarise their learning.
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Get students to consider their learning and produce a summary tree containing the key points that summarise the learning within the lesson.
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Get students to produce a tweet within the character limit. This should challenge them to demonstrate what they have learnt.
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Get students to reflect upon their learning through using traffic lights and extending this through requiring justification.
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Get students to produce a set of twitter posts within the character limit. This should challenge them to demonstrate what they have learnt.
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Get students to design the layout of a website page that challenges them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Get students to write an interview that is based upon a conversation related to the learning that is taking place.
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Get students to plan and act out a YouTube video. This should challenge them to demonstrate and apply their learning.
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Students are to reflect on the ‘Sky High’ question set at the start of the lesson and answer it through reflecting on the learning from the lesson.
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Students are to reflect upon the learning from their lesson and create a mind map.
Students are to reflect on the ‘Sky High’ question set at the start of the lesson and answer it through reflecting on the learning from the lesson.
Using group work, test pupils knowledge with this quick fire assessment activity set around 10 questions.
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Using group work, test pupils knowledge with this quick fire assessment activity set around 10 questions.
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Let the pupils demonstrate their learning straight from the start of the lesson with prepared activity packs.
Support independent learning through the use of ‘Fact Islands’ and at the same time transform your room into a learning resource.
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Pupils are to translate information into a Facebook page and timeline to aid their understanding of the lesson facts.
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Use the whole class to produce a mind map on a gigantic scale whilst allowing them to support each other.
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Centred around a picture related to the lesson, pupils hunt and match the clues in a different approach to learning.
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A main lesson activity in which the pupils follow a carousel of 5 minute activities set up around the classroom.
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Instantly check pupils understanding at any point during the lesson and then use this to target additional focussed support.
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In your room set up an interactive wall display to use for starters,plenaries or AfL activities to engage pupils throughout the lesson.
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Use words and their meanings to assess pupils understanding of the lesson and subject matter. Let the pupils manage the learning.
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Test pupils through giving them a range of questions for a piece of text but only some of them can be answered.
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Get your pupils testing each others knowledge with their own self written questions based upon the lessons learning.
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Introduce your lesson using a mystery picture for pupils to figure out and ensure progress right from the start.
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Add variety to your lesson with an interactive plenary activity where pupils in groups use dice to select their task.
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Through the use of a post box evaluate pupils progress in the lesson and use this as a focus for group discussion.
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Encourage leadership and group work through using an extended activity where pupils develop their understanding of the lesson content.
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Encourage pupils to work in groups through designing their own quizes which they use to compete against each other.
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Get pupils moving with this relay based on communicating and replicating a set diagram related to the lesson.
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A simple plenary to summarise pupils learning and judge their understanding through the use of a large target.
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Using a combination of individual and group work allow pupils to explore the meanings of subject terminology with this starter.
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For this exercise your students will be posing additional questions in order to support answering the bigger sky high question.
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For this exercise your students will be challenged to breakdown the Sky High question using a Mind Map.
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