“A desirable difficulty (first coined by Robert A. Bjork in 1994) is a learning task that requires a considerable but desirable amount of effort, thereby improving long-term performance. As the name suggests, desirable difficulties should be both desirable and difficult.” “When planning lessons, we should not worry about students getting stuck, we should worry about them not getting stuck.” Sherwood (2018) “Making learning too easy leads to thinking that learning has occurred when participants quickly forget and cannot actually apply. Deeper processing is critical”. Shank (2017) These desirable difficulties have been thoughtfully designed in order to challenge your students to go beyond a superficial understanding of the concepts involved in skill classification. Challenge your students and ask them to explain why certain statements are true and to elaborate on other statements. This will be difficult and will require them to think hard and construct deeper understanding of the concepts. This is good, because “when learning is easy it is often superficial and soon forgotten. However when the learning is difficult it makes the learning stronger and better remembered.” Brown (2014) What’s in this resource? 20 desirable difficulties concerning skill classification on MS PowerPoint Random generator on MS PowerPoint, enabling you and your students to select any of the desirable difficulties at random - perfect for starter and review activities and for spaced and retrieval practice Printable PDF of the 20 desirable difficulties to display in class and use as extension tasks Printable worksheet of the 20 desirable difficulties for students to work on individually

Brilliant for collaborative learning! Here's a versatile resource that allows you to print a number of domino style cards on topics to do with the cardiovascular system. Have your students work together in small groups in order to complete the domino circle. Then check their answers and understanding by projecting the power point dominoes onto the whiteboard. Great formative assessment for learning activity - you can really see what your students understand and where they need more guidance. This is set one of two.

Brilliant for collaborative learning! Here's a versatile resource that allows you to print a number of domino style cards on topics to do with diet & nutrition. Have your students work together in small groups in order to complete the domino circle. Then check their answers and understanding by projecting the power point dominoes onto the whiteboard. Great formative assessment for learning activity - you can really see what your students understand and where they need more guidance. Set one of two.

Brilliant for collaborative learning! Here's a versatile resource that allows you to print a number of domino style cards on topics to do with the cardiovascular system. Have your students work together in small groups in order to complete the domino circle. Then check their answers and understanding by projecting the power point dominoes onto the whiteboard. Great formative assessment for learning activity - you can really see what your students understand and where they need more guidance. This is set two of two.

Two great sets of dominoes on Diet & Nutrition. Brilliant for collaborative learning! Here's a versatile resource that allows you to print a number of domino style cards on topics to do with diet & nutrition. Have your students work together in small groups in order to complete the domino circle. Then check their answers and understanding by projecting the power point dominoes onto the whiteboard. Great formative assessment for learning activity - you can really see what your students understand and where they need more guidance. Both sets.

A great set of dominoes for components of fitness. Brilliant for collaborative learning! Here's a versatile resource that allows you to print a number of domino style cards on topics to do with components of fitness. Have your students work together in small groups in order to complete the domino circle. Then check their answers and understanding by projecting the power point dominoes onto the whiteboard. Great formative assessment for learning activity - you can really see what your students understand and where they need more guidance. Set two of two.

Both sets of dominoes on components of fitness! Brilliant for collaborative learning! Here's a versatile resource that allows you to print a number of domino style cards on topics to do with components of fitness. Have your students work together in small groups in order to complete the domino circle. Then check their answers and understanding by projecting the power point dominoes onto the whiteboard. Great formative assessment for learning activity - you can really see what your students understand and where they need more guidance. Both sets.

Brilliant for collaborative learning! Here's a versatile resource that allows you to print a number of domino style cards on topics to do with diet & nutrition. Have your students work together in small groups in order to complete the domino circle. Then check their answers and understanding by projecting the power point dominoes onto the whiteboard. Great formative assessment for learning activity - you can really see what your students understand and where they need more guidance. Set two of two.

A comprehensive set of questions and answers on the cardiovascular system to challenge all ability levels. Printable (on PowerPoint) so that they can be used in a variety of activities from group work matching the correct answer to the question; exam style questions; peer teaching & assessment; checking knowledge and understanding as well as for starters and plenaries.

A comprehensive set of questions on the components of fitness to challenge all ability levels. Printable (on PowerPoint) so that they can be used in a variety of activities from group work matching the correct answer to the question; exam style questions; to check knowledge and understanding as well as for starters and plenaries.

An interactive set of flashcards on the cardiovascular system. Perfect for presenting key concepts to your students as a whole class activity and for personalised learning for each of your students. These flashcards, created on PowerPoint, give complete control of the learning to the user: - Simply select a concept from the home slide - At the destination slide, choose the 'show/hide term' button to reveal the key term - Choose the 'show/hide description' button to reveal the description - Choose 'next slide' to navigate randomly to another interactive flashcard -Select 'previous slide' to view the slide you were on before the current slide - The 'home' button takes you back to the main slide where you can choose to navigate to another concept I've successfully used these interactive flashcards for a number of years and I've found them so useful for presenting new material as well as for reviewing knowledge and understanding. As well as using them for whole class activities, I distribute them to my students through Showbie to their tablets so that they can interact with the cards at their own speed and outside of the classroom. They need to be viewed on Microsoft's PowerPoint app which is free from both the App Store and Google Play. Enjoy!

A comprehensive set of over 70 questions and answers on psychological factors to challenge all ability levels. Printable (on PowerPoint) so that they can be used in a variety of activities from group work matching the correct answer to the question; exam style questions; to check knowledge and understanding as well as for starters and plenaries. Questions include; guidance, skill classification, aggression, arousal, anxiety, feedback, personality. Also suitable for AS and A level.

An interactive set of flashcards on the muscular system - set 1 of 2. Perfect for presenting key concepts to your students as a whole class activity and for personalised learning for each of your students. These flashcards, created on PowerPoint, give complete control of the learning to the user: - Simply select a concept from the home slide - At the destination slide, choose the 'show/hide term' button to reveal the key term - Choose the 'show/hide description' button to reveal the description - Choose 'next slide' to navigate randomly to another interactive flashcard -Select 'previous slide' to view the slide you were on before the current slide - The 'home' button takes you back to the main slide where you can choose to navigate to another concept I've successfully used these interactive flashcards for a number of years and I've found them so useful for presenting new material as well as for reviewing knowledge and understanding. As well as using them for whole class activities, I distribute them to my students through Showbie to their tablets so that they can interact with the cards at their own speed and outside of the classroom. They need to be viewed on Microsoft's PowerPoint app which is free from both the App Store and Google Play. Enjoy!

An interactive set of flashcards on the skeletal system - set 1 of 2. Perfect for presenting key concepts to your students as a whole class activity and for personalised learning for each of your students. These flashcards, created on PowerPoint, give complete control of the learning to the user: - Simply select a concept from the home slide - At the destination slide, choose the 'show/hide term' button to reveal the key term - Choose the 'show/hide description' button to reveal the description - Choose 'next slide' to navigate randomly to another interactive flashcard -Select 'previous slide' to view the slide you were on before the current slide - The 'home' button takes you back to the main slide where you can choose to navigate to another concept I've successfully used these interactive flashcards for a number of years and I've found them so useful for presenting new material as well as for reviewing knowledge and understanding. As well as using them for whole class activities, I distribute them to my students through Showbie to their tablets so that they can interact with the cards at their own speed and outside of the classroom. They need to be viewed on Microsoft's PowerPoint app which is free from both the App Store and Google Play. Enjoy!

An interactive set of flashcards on training and exercise - set 1 of 2. Perfect for presenting key concepts to your students as a whole class activity and for personalised learning for each of your students. These flashcards, created on PowerPoint, give complete control of the learning to the user: - Simply select a concept from the home slide - At the destination slide, choose the 'show/hide term' button to reveal the key term - Choose the 'show/hide description' button to reveal the description - Choose 'next slide' to navigate randomly to another interactive flashcard -Select 'previous slide' to view the slide you were on before the current slide - The 'home' button takes you back to the main slide where you can choose to navigate to another concept I've successfully used these interactive flashcards for a number of years and I've found them so useful for presenting new material as well as for reviewing knowledge and understanding. As well as using them for whole class activities, I distribute them to my students through Showbie to their tablets so that they can interact with the cards at their own speed and outside of the classroom. They need to be viewed on Microsoft's PowerPoint app which is free from both the App Store and Google Play. Enjoy!

Bringing 3B B4 ME alive! Brilliant for developing independent learners. Use these 3B B4 ME flashcards to encourage your students to work independently and collaboratively to find solutions to their own questions. Typical use might involve distributing a number of 3B B4 ME cards to each student at the start of the lesson or activity within the lesson. The objective is for students to have all (or as many cards as possible) of their cards in their possession at the end of the lesson or activity. In order to retain their cards they must think carefully about alternative ways in which they might find an answer to their questions - i.e. they should use a book (or electronic device), their brain or a buddy (3Bs) before asking the teacher. They are permitted to ask the teacher a question, but they must forfeit (hand in) one of their cards for each question asked! This process may take a while to bed in, but it is worth the effort and perseverance. It can also be a lot of fun when presented to the class in the appropriate way and experience tells me that undoubtedly an element of competition creeps in!

An interactive set of flashcards on the skeletal system - set 2 of 2. Perfect for presenting key concepts to your students as a whole class activity and for personalised learning for each of your students. These flashcards, created on PowerPoint, give complete control of the learning to the user: - Simply select a concept from the home slide - At the destination slide, choose the 'show/hide term' button to reveal the key term - Choose the 'show/hide description' button to reveal the description - Choose 'next slide' to navigate randomly to another interactive flashcard -Select 'previous slide' to view the slide you were on before the current slide - The 'home' button takes you back to the main slide where you can choose to navigate to another concept I've successfully used these interactive flashcards for a number of years and I've found them so useful for presenting new material as well as for reviewing knowledge and understanding. As well as using them for whole class activities, I distribute them to my students through Showbie to their tablets so that they can interact with the cards at their own speed and outside of the classroom. They need to be viewed on Microsoft's PowerPoint app which is free from both the App Store and Google Play. Enjoy!

An interactive set of flashcards on training and exercise - set 2 of 2. Perfect for presenting key concepts to your students as a whole class activity and for personalised learning for each of your students. These flashcards, created on PowerPoint, give complete control of the learning to the user: - Simply select a concept from the home slide - At the destination slide, choose the 'show/hide term' button to reveal the key term - Choose the 'show/hide description' button to reveal the description - Choose 'next slide' to navigate randomly to another interactive flashcard -Select 'previous slide' to view the slide you were on before the current slide - The 'home' button takes you back to the main slide where you can choose to navigate to another concept I've successfully used these interactive flashcards for a number of years and I've found them so useful for presenting new material as well as for reviewing knowledge and understanding. As well as using them for whole class activities, I distribute them to my students through Showbie to their tablets so that they can interact with the cards at their own speed and outside of the classroom. They need to be viewed on Microsoft's PowerPoint app which is free from both the App Store and Google Play. Enjoy!

A comprehensive set of over 50 questions and answers on achievement motivation to challenge all ability levels. Printable (on PowerPoint) so that they can be used in a variety of activities from group work matching the correct answer to the question; exam style questions; to check knowledge and understanding as well as for starters and plenaries.

Match Up! is a fun interactive activity based on the game pelmanism where your students have to correctly match up the term with the corresponding description. These sets on training, created on PowerPoint, can be used as a whole class activity on an interactive whiteboard or distributed to students so that they can play this game on their tablets. Ideal for personalised learning! You can distribute this set to your students on Showbie and it can be opened on the PowerPoint app (free) from the App store and Google Play.