Magenta Principles Connect Linking Mastery Domino Activity Plenary Starter Reflection Understanding

This is a really simple idea. Give out to each student a grid. The grid contains 3 rows of two. They then write six facts or points about a topic in the six boxes. Then they cut out the boxes (but only cut on the dotted lines) so that they create THREE domino cards. Each of the three domino cards now has two facts - one on either side of the bold line. The student now arranges the three dominoes in to a line (or even a triangle) and then annotates the link or connection between the two facts either side of the connection.

E.g. They have written down six facts about angles:
**4 angles in a square
**angles on a straight line add up to 180 degrees
**angles are measured in degrees
** right angles are 90 degrees
**360 degrees in a full circle
**triangle angles add up to 180 degrees

You can see that if they place the fact '4 angles in a square' next to '360 degrees in a full circle' they can annotate the link by saying that 4 x 90 degrees is 360 degrees.

You will notice that in the file I have produced tables with 3, 4, 5 and 6 dominoes in. I will give the more able students the greater challenge of having to first recall more facts and then make more links.

My colleague has used this successfully however she wrote some facts on some of the dominoes first to get some students started.

I'm thinking now that I may first use this activity by making up a set of cards for the class to see how to do it first in their groups. I've just made this ready for a History lesson on Victorian Factory conditions and you will see this in the files as well.

It's not my idea and I've not use it yet so I'm interested in any feedback.

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