I like resources which are visual and can be used on different levels. I've been teaching for a long time and relish the challenge of helping others learn.
I like resources which are visual and can be used on different levels. I've been teaching for a long time and relish the challenge of helping others learn.
Students use their powers of emotional recognition to discover who is who in a poem about fears and dreams. They then write their own. Simple but very effective. All ready to show.
This is for KS 3 and aims to answer the question: What makes a good story teller ? Students can use their phones in a practical way to create atmosphere.
For Year 7s to 9s, but possibly for lower levels up the school.
Students discuss meaning of metaphors and then listen to song by simon and Garfunkel, filling in blanks.
Then they write an analysis of the song, using prompts.
Another 50 questions to use in form time. Answers provided on screen. Visually accessible and designed for all students to be able to at least answer a question. Adaptable to anything.
Lesson asks students to write a letter to their younger selves giving advice etc.Ideal for Identity units. I asked them to bring in pictures of themselves when toddlers and scanned them in for an additional starter.
Pupils consistently display a thirst for knowledge and understanding and a love of learning, including when being taught as a whole class or working on their own or in small groups. This has a very strong impact on their progress in lessons.
With this in mind I devised an independent project for Year 7s (but it could run across the whole school). On our school VLE I posted the attached tasks. Each Year 7 student was given a scrap book and told to complete as many tasks as they wanted. For each completed task, the student receives a gold coin sticker. I organised it through tutor groups so the form with the most coins wins a trip out of school in the summer term.
Parents love this as it gives students something to do in the holidays and on weekends. Activities are often London based as this is our nearest city but this can be adapted to any place in the world.
Get your departments on board and help develop a thirst for knowledge in your school!