Former Head of PE in secondary school in the North of England with 10+ years teaching experience.
My resources tend to be classroom based lessons for the GCSE PE course and form time resources when the register is done and everyone is staring at me expecting interesting and informative action!
Former Head of PE in secondary school in the North of England with 10+ years teaching experience.
My resources tend to be classroom based lessons for the GCSE PE course and form time resources when the register is done and everyone is staring at me expecting interesting and informative action!
When your school chooses to celebrate books and their impact on the world, it can mean that you’re left with a class that needs an activity. This is that activity.
There are 8 rounds, comprising a total of 65 questions. Students can work individually or in groups. Answers are revealed straight after the question has been answered or at the end of the round so that students get immediate satisfaction.
Round 1: Famous First Lines. What books are these the first lines to?
Round 2: Celebrity Authors. Match the author to their book.
Round 3: Missing Words. What are the words that missing from these titles?
Round 4: Book Trivia. Multiple choice questions about books in general and their authors.
Round 5: First Appearances. Match the character to the book that they first appeared in.
Round 6: Banned Books. True or False round based on books that have been banned around the globe.
Round 7: Famous book covers. Name the book from the cover.
Round 7: Connections. What connects the book titles on display?
To make this as accessible as possible, the majority of books are famous childrens’ books with some classics thrown in for more advanced readers.
Also included are 4 word searches on Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and classic novels. There are 2 copies of each to allow for differentiation with one having the clues printed on and the other without.
Any feedback, good or bad, is gratefully received.
This is an ideal activity for form time or even as a lesson starter to come back to over the year.
The Premier League Quiz has approx 50 questions and match-up activities all in rounds of 10 marks to help you keep tabs on scores. You could even do the quiz over a number of days/weeks as there are 6 separate rounds on topics like 'Last Season', and 'Premier league Legends.'
All the question slides are visually stimulating with either photographs or information boxes to add context and interest.
As an ongoing activity I have included a Premier League prediction sheet that, in conjunction with the powerpoint presentation will allow students to predict what happens in the next season. These sheets can be re-visited periodically to see how accurate they were. A prize could even be awarded for the most accurate.
There is also a number of team selector sheets where students can create their own Premier League team. I have included three different formations and left one blank in case they want to create their own formation.
Any and all feedback gratefully received. Any questions, please let me know.
8 rounds with 60 questions in total on a variety of topics.
Hosted by Headingley, the Queen's head butler, the quiz offers a unique and interesting insight into some of the differences between our countries but also some lesser known information about one of the most fascinating countries in the world.
Round 1 - Multiple choice - General knowledge
Round 2 - True or False - Born in England. Were these celebrities born in England?
Round 3 - History
Round 4 - Geography - places with the same name in both the US and England
Round 5 - Sport - Which positions belong to cricket and which to rugby league?
Round 6 - People - Which people are real historical characters and which are myths?
Round 7 - Match-up - Match the English terms to their US counterparts.
Round 8 - Multiple choice - Trivia
When required, answers are revealed with supporting pictures and text boxes with additional information in.
I should add that Queen Elizabeth II did not really request this quiz to be made.
It was Prince William.
This is a lesson that I did with GCSE PE students in year 9 for a job interview. It was very well received and enabled me to get to the interview stage. Unfortunately, I blew the interview!
This lesson is differentiated with students expected to share the information they have so that everyone has the same outcomes.
The lesson starts with a "Do Now," task looking at five females and pondering which one is fittest. Obviously it depends on the context, following the lesson they should realise that it depends on which component we are using to decide. This is something to be returned to at the end of the lesson.
The powerpoint takes us through the components of fitness and any gaps in knowledge are expected to be discussed and notes made on the worksheet. You'll notice that each sheet has different photographs on it. This is to broaden the horizons of our students so that when they think of an event that requires C/V endurance they have a number of examples.
As students work through the powerpoint, completing their worksheet, they will eventually reach the questions in the middle of the sheet. Each sheet has a different set of questions with the first being an easy question, the second, more challenging and the third is the most difficult.
Students are encouraged to discuss their questions with their peers, this way, they can't copy answers from others but actually end up answering more questions as they assist one another.
We return to the "Do Now."
Have opinions changed based upon our new knowledge?
It is then revealed that they are all international level athletes in the following sports:
1. High jump.
2. Weight Lifting
3. Rhythmic Gymnastics
4. Marathon
5. Heptathlon
Each one of them is very fit depending on which fitness component we are looking at.
Students are then given a post-it note on which they must write down their name and which component would be most important for each athlete on the board.
Any feedback, positive or negative is greatly appreciated.
Should I have a specific, mixed ability class I would consider moving some of the questions around so that students get a sheet specific to their ability.
This is a great way to revise and my students have always got a great deal of value from it.
The powerpoint goes through the rules and scoring system but, for those unfamiliar with golf, it may need a little more explanation.
Basically, each hole/question has a par value attached to it (3-5). This how many answers are needed to score par.
If they answer too few, this would be represented by a score over par (+) and if they answer over the par score it's represented by a score under par (-). As in golf, the lowest score wins.
Example:
Hole 1, par 4.
How many football teams have won the Premier League?
Giving 3 correct answers would score +1
Giving 4 correct answers would score par, 0
Giving 5 answers would score -1
This comes with a teacher's answer sheet to assist with arguments at the end of the game!
I have done this in teams, pairs and individually and it works so well. Hope you enjoy.
Any feedback, positive or negative is greatly appreciated.
This quiz has very little educational merit whatsoever.
It's based on ridiculous things from around the world and is split into 5 rounds of 10 questions each:
Round 1 : Ridiculous Superheroes, multiple choice
Round 2: Ridiculous names, True or False
Round 3: Ridiculous statues, Q&A
Round 3: Ridiculous inventions, Q&A
Round 5: Ridiculous World Records, Q&A
You could run the quiz over a period of time doing a round at a time or as one whole quiz.
Answers are revealed immediately so if keeping score that will need to be done after every answer.
All feedback, positive or developmental is greatly appreciated.
This is a power point presentation with an attached worksheet.
I created it for a couple of reasons:
The first being that going through all the information would reinforce learning and also to fill in any gaps in understanding.
The second was to allow everyone to have a good set of notes to use as a revision aid, hence the worksheet.
My intention was to fly through the presentation, adding contextual information and answering any questions that are raised. This worked well as it limited opportunities for students to fall behind as it was such a fast pace, you couldn't afford to have a chat or day-dream.
The presentation is littered with questions for students to answer periodically in order to express their understanding.
This whole revision unit can take anywhere between 1 hour and 3 hours to complete. Elements can be given as homework if required with the power point made available to students.
Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated whether positive or negative.
This quiz has very little educational merit whatsoever.
It's based on ridiculous things from around the world and is split into 5 rounds of 10 questions each:
Round 1 : Ridiculous Superheroes, multiple choice
Round 2: Ridiculous names, True or False
Round 3: Ridiculous statues, Q&A
Round 3: Ridiculous inventions, Q&A
Round 5: Ridiculous World Records, Q&A
You could run the quiz over a period of time doing a round at a time or as one whole quiz.
Answers are revealed immediately so if keeping score that will need to be done after every answer.
All feedback, positive or developmental is greatly appreciated.
This is aimed at the US audience so it is ideal for an international classroom. However, many of the questions can be tweaked for the English market.
8 rounds with 60 questions in total on a variety of topics.
Hosted by Headingley, the Queen's head butler, the quiz offers a unique and interesting insight into some of the differences between our countries but also some lesser known information about one of the most fascinating countries in the world.
Round 1 - Multiple choice - General knowledge
Round 2 - True or False - Born in England. Were these celebrities born in England?
Round 3 - History
Round 4 - Geography - places with the same name in both the US and England
Round 5 - Sport - Which positions belong to cricket and which to rugby league?
Round 6 - People - Which people are real historical characters and which are myths?
Round 7 - Match-up - Match the English terms to their US counterparts.
Round 8 - Multiple choice - Trivia
When required, answers are revealed with supporting pictures and text boxes with additional information in.
I should add that Queen Elizabeth II did not really request this quiz to be made.
It was Prince William.
This is a quiz with may rounds and varieties of questions including:
*True or False - Celebrities born in France
*Pet translations
*English TV in France
*Paris
*French Football Teams
plus many other questions about the history, geography and other contextual, interesting facts about France.
The quiz takes on bell model, starting with easier questions moving on to more challenging questions before finishing with easier ones again so that all students are able to participate and maintain interest until the end.
Many questions have additional information attached to explain and provide further reference points.
Some questions are asked in English with English answers, some are asked in French with English answers and some asked in French with French answers.
This would be ideal as an introduction to French, as a starter for a lesson or for a fun lesson at the end of term.
Any and all feedback, positive or developmental is greatly appreciated.
5 rounds of festive fun to deal with those times when the curriculum dictates your class must do something festive!
Round 1 - Multiple Choice
Round 2 - Christmas Movies. Students are presented with the titles of classic Christmas movies but without the vowels in. Harder than it sounds.
Round 3 - Presents.
Round 4 - Celebrity Santa
Round 5 - Trivia
Guaranteed that there are questions here whose answers will fascinate and amuse in equal measure.
Any and all feedback gratefully appreciated. Merry Christmas!
This is a quiz with may rounds and varieties of questions including:
*True or False - Celebrities born in Spain
*Pet translations
*English TV in Spain
*Spanish Football Teams
plus many other questions about the history, culture, geography and other contextual, interesting facts about France.
The quiz takes on a bell model, starting with easier questions moving on to more challenging questions before finishing with easier ones again so that all students are able to participate and maintain interest until the end.
Many questions have additional information attached to explain and provide further reference points.
Some questions are asked in English with English answers, some are asked in Spanish with English answers and some asked in Spanish with Spanish answers.
This would be ideal as an introduction to Spanish, as a starter for a lesson or for a fun lesson at the end of term.
Any and all feedback, positive or developmental is greatly appreciated.
9 rounds of over 50 questions with a total mark out of 70.
Each round is called an episode in keeping with the Star Wars saga.
Episode 1: Droids. Names of droids that appear in the movie or red herrings.
Episode 2: Match the titles to the episode.
Episode 3: Name the roles that these actors play.
Episode 4: True or false, did these people have roles in the films?
Episode 5: Match the planets to the characters.
Episode 6: Name the character that these lightsabres, blasters and spaceships belong to.
Episode 7: Match the quotes to the character who speaks them.
Episode 8: Locations. Where on Earth were these famous scenes shot?
Episode 9: Match the titles to the character.
Lots of pictures with some easy questions for general fans and a few tricky ones to separate the Darths from the Anakins.
Answers are given after each question so that students get immediate satisfaction.
May the Force be with you.
Each quiz has a selection of 25 questions in different topics with each question having a different points value.
Decide on the points value and topic you want and the appropriate question pops up. Navigate to the answer using the arrows and then use the arrows again to navigate back to the question board. The options that have already been chosen appear on the question board shaded so that the same question cannot be asked twice in any one quiz.
The topics are as follows:
Quiz 1
Born on the 25th - identify the celebrities who have Christmas birthdays.
12 Days of Christmas - What were the gifts from the famous carol?
Christmas haters - Who are the people being described?
Santa Who? - Who are these famous people disguised as Father Christmas?
Christmas Trivia
Quiz 2
Cracker Jokes - finish off the joke.
Movies - identify the Xmas movie from the picture.
Santagrams - unravel the Xmas themed anagram.
Santa International - What is Santa known as around the world?
Santa Who? - Who are these famous people disguised as Father Christmas?
I'd split the class into groups and have each group take it in turns but it can be managed in many ways.
Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated, either positive or developmental.
Happy Christmas.
Each sheet encourages students to recall information and then use that information to answer a GCSE style question. I have used this successfully with all of my students but I concentrated on my lower attaining students trying to get them to plan their answers rather than just writing what came into their heads.
In later revision sessions I used them in conjunction with a stopwatch, timing how long it took students to answer and encouraging them to spend a minute per mark ( a 4 mark question should be completed in 4 minutes).
Because there are 4 sheets, each student can work on a different one to their neighbour and although they can share information, they wont be able to directly copy.
If possible, please leave feedback, good or bad as it helps with any future resources I provide.
Thanks you.
Powerpoint of the parts of a training session (warm up , fitness phase etc.)
Includes youtube link to England training session.
Scaffolded worksheet attached for lower ability students to assist with notes.
Feedback gratefully received wither positive or negative.
Powerpoint lesson on weight training, the difference between weights and sets, how to train for different results and culminating in a written exercise comparing free weights with machine weights with model answer from teacher.
Also attached is a scaffolded worksheet for lower ability students to assist with their notes.
Feedback gratefully received, positive or negative.
What is leisure?
Interactive task.
The difference between active and passive leisure. Who provides these services and the reasons why. Extension task at the end.
If you've seen 'Only Connect' on BBC 2 then you're probably a geek. Welcome to my world!
This quiz is entirely based on that premise with four separate rounds of 10 questions.
Round 1 is the missing vowels round where students have to work out the different flavours of crisps from the consonants that remain.
Round 2 is Connections. What is the link between four different images/photographs.
Round 3 is missing vowels again but instead of crisp flavours it's Pokemon names.
Round 4 is Sequences. This time there are 3 images or pieces of information, students have to work out what the fourth could be.
Each slide comes with a full answer to assist in understanding, whether this is on the screen or in the notes.
I'd suggest that students do this in groups as it can be quite challenging but it has been deliberately aimed at secondary students with popular culture references as well as more educational references.
This is designed not to test knowledge but to test critical thinking skills.
Any feedback, positive or developmental, greatly appreciated.
It's called the Christmas quiz just because I used it at Christmas with my GCSE class this year. It can be used at any time. The quiz starts with some multiple choice questions related to the GCSE course before getting into some random and often ridiculous questions that are supposed to be for a bit of fun (but often resulted in arguments between teams when completed)! Feedback, good or bad is appreciated.