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!
Updated in 2017!
13 quizzes in total, perfect for a regular quiz day in form time or as a filler activity during those moments with little to occupy the kids.
Form quiz has 30 questions, 10 each on the following topics: Transport, Apples and Karate. I know, a bit random!
The punctuality quiz is an attempt to get students to understand that an excuse, no matter how good or bad, is still an excuse. There are 10 excuses that are either True or False.
Quiz 1 - 11 all consist of 10 questions and generally focus on a particular topic. These topics are as diverse as Animals, Science, Superheroes, Literature and Shoes!
All quiz questions are a mixture of multiple choice, T or F and regular questions.
They are designed to be fun and informative and should sometimes spark debate.
Feedback, good or bad, appreciated.
Thanks.
This is a series of four worksheets that guide a student through the creation of a character, description, planning and eventually crafting a fairy tale.
I would suggest that this is ideal for KS2-KS3 and for low ability students in KS4.
Each sheet has tasks to complete with opportunities provided for peer review and teachers feedback.
As stated, this can be used immediately as it is self-explanatory, engaging and fun. Students are encouraged to draw a scene from a fairy tale on the first sheet, so drawing equipment should be available. Other than this, all that is required is a pen and a modicum of creativity.
I've attached two versions that are identical with the exception that one is saved on publisher and the other is a pdf.
You can use this resource over a series of lessons and as part of a whole unit on fairy tales. It has been suggested that a unit could start with some drama, re-enacting fairy tales, creating new ones and use this as the foundation for the work contained herein.
Any feedback, good or bad is gratefully received.
This is a series of quizzes that can be used at any time, they are not date/occasion specific.
There are over 400 questions on a variety of topics ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. There is a mixture of multiple choice, match-ups, true/false and regular questions.
Also included are two football activities, one is a workbook where students are asked to create their own club from scratch and the other is a predictions worksheet for the upcoming Premier League season.
Finally, there is a values based activity to help you and your students get to know each other.
Individually, these items have been selling at a combined total of £13.50.
This is similar to my Rugby World Cup resource but is significantly bigger. I've designed it as an ongoing resource to be returned to every form time for the duration of the Euro tournament.
It comes with a powerpoint that has all the participating teams on it. If you play the powerpoint then the images will quickly change. Press "S" and the slideshow will stop on a team. Press "S" again to re-start the slideshow. Using this method, each child can randomly select a team to follow. I did this with my form with a prize if their randomly selected team won the tournament. This team will also feature in their booklet as a research project.
The booklet starts with a page about the hosts of the tournament, France. This is a research activity and so access to computers or books will be required. There are two sheets which look identical but this is not the case. One has prompts to assist lower ability students with some French historical characters to research.
The next page looks at the history of the tournament and again has a differentiated version for lower ability students.
Following on from this is a picture quiz where students have to name the winners of the previous tournaments.
Next is a research project where students are asked to design a poster for their previously selected team.
There is a differentiated version for lower ability students with a number of prompt questions to help with research.
The next three sheets each relate to one of the home nations so that any students who have an allegiance to that nation can still participate. This task is to create a song/rap or chant about their nations success.
Again with specific home nations sheets is the next task which is to design their football kit.
Next is an art project looking at the work of Robert Delauney, a famous French artist with a particularly bright and vivid style. Students are asked to reproduce his work and this can be extended to adapt a football picture into his style of work and a blank canvas for the truly creative.
There follows a focus on four famous players with an attached fact file and a drawing to colour in. Once this is completed there is a blank fact file for students to pick their favourite player and complete accordingly.
Finally there is a puzzle page with riddles and a word-search. The answers are on the final sheet.
There are a number of ways in which you can run this project:
You could compile the workbooks beforehand and hand them out so that they are differentiated to each class members ability.
You could hand out each page individually and then compile them at the end.
My ideal would be that everyone gets a different sheet so that everyone is doing a different task within the same time frame and then they are compiled at the end.
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 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.
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!
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.
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.
This is a quiz to be used for fun at Easter.
There are three rounds, each with 10 questions.
The first round is Eggs, the second is Easter around the World and the third is The Easter Story.
I've tried to make it applicable to all by making the quiz fun and informative rather than pursuing a religious ideal, however I did think it important that we look at why Easter is such an important religious festival whether we celebrate it in that way or not.
The answer to each question is revealed before moving on to the next question, therefore I would suggest that answers are written on a whiteboard and points allocated accordingly before moving on to the next question.
Each question has some supporting information to either explain the answer or to give some further contextual information.
The last page has a question that encourages debate, it's not part of the quiz but can fill in some time should it be required. It's entirely at your own discretion.
All feedback, positive or negative is gratefully received.
This is a quiz to be used for fun at Easter.
There are three rounds, each with 10 questions.
The first round is Eggs, the second is Easter around the World and the third is The Easter Story.
I've tried to make it applicable to all by making the quiz fun and informative rather than pursuing a religious ideal, however I did think it important that we look at why Easter is such an important religious festival whether we celebrate it in that way or not.
The answer to each question is revealed before moving on to the next question, therefore I would suggest that answers are written on a whiteboard and points allocated accordingly before moving on to the next question.
Each question has some supporting information to either explain the answer or to give some further contextual information.
The last page has a question that encourages debate, it's not part of the quiz but can fill in some time should it be required. It's entirely at your own discretion.
All feedback, positive or negative is gratefully received.
Each brainteaser has it's own slide and the answer appears on the following slide. They are all really obvious but only when you know the answer!
Ideal for keeping the form occupied or for those awkward moments when you finish a lesson early or have to do an emergency cover.
Any and all feedback gratefully received.
These are two game show power-points with 25 questions each on various topics and each worth different points.
Students decide which topic and what points value question they wish to go for. Use the arrows to navigate and reveal the answers.
The topics are as follows:
Board 1:
Capitals
Top Scorers
Trivia
Captains
Badges
Board 2:
Twitter
Host Cities
Famous French
Trivia
French Phrases
The higher the points value, the harder the question so they should be challenging to all. Some of the topics, although related to football and the Euros, require no football knowledge at all making them accessible to all and not just the fanatics looking forward to the tournament.
All you (or your representative) need to do is keep score.
I would consider having teams who nominate an answer before the reveal.
Any feedback, positive or negative, is greatly appreciated.
This is a power point that looks at many of the events and personalities of 2015 and asks questions about them. The answers are revealed before moving on to the next question.
They are in order of the month in which they occurred and , where appropriate, have further interesting , contextual information.
This is an ideal resource for returning to school at form time/register or for a fun lesson.
To give everyone a chance of success, some questions are multiple choice.
Any feedback, good or bad, is gratefully received.
Many thanks.
Powerpoint based quiz with the following 5 rounds:
Round 1: Classics. Match the authors to the famous horror books they wrote. (5 questions)
Round 2: Ghosts. Multiple choice questions with contextual facts attached. (5 questions)
Round 3: Fill in the blanks. The witches spell from Macbeth has five words missing. What are they?
Round 4: History. 5 multiple choice questions on the origins and traditions of Hallowe'en.
Round 5: Fear. 10 True or False questions based on unusual fears.
Answers are revealed either at the end of the round or before the next question so that students don't get bored waiting for the answers. This means that, if you're keeping score, this should be done as the quiz is ongoing. I would utilise whiteboards for the kids to write down their answers and display them either individually or as a group.
This is an ideal activity for form time or even as a lesson starter to come back to over the year with difficult (boys) groups.
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.
This is similar to my Rugby World Cup resource but is significantly bigger. I've designed it as an ongoing resource to be returned to every form time for the duration of the Euro tournament.
It comes with a powerpoint that has all the participating teams on it. If you play the powerpoint then the images will quickly change. Press "S" and the slideshow will stop on a team. Press "S" again to re-start the slideshow. Using this method, each child can randomly select a team to follow. I did this with my form with a prize if their randomly selected team won the tournament. This team will also feature in their booklet as a research project.
The booklet starts with a page about the hosts of the tournament, France. This is a research activity and so access to computers or books will be required. There are two sheets which look identical but this is not the case. One has prompts to assist lower ability students with some French historical characters to research.
The next page looks at the history of the tournament and again has a differentiated version for lower ability students.
Following on from this is a picture quiz where students have to name the winners of the previous tournaments.
Next is a research project where students are asked to design a poster for their previously selected team.
There is a differentiated version for lower ability students with a number of prompt questions to help with research.
The next two sheets direcly relate to Northern Ireland. The first task is to create a song/rap or chant about their nations success. The next task is to design the Northern Ireland football kit.
Next is an art project looking at the work of Robert Delauney, a famous French artist with a particularly bright and vivid style. Students are asked to reproduce his work and this can be extended to adapt a football picture into his style of work and a blank canvas for the truly creative.
There follows a focus on four famous players with an attached fact file and a drawing to colour in. Once this is completed there is a blank fact file for students to pick their favourite player and complete accordingly.
Finally there is a puzzle page with riddles and a word-search. The answers are on the final sheet.
There are a number of ways in which you can run this project:
You could compile the workbooks beforehand and hand them out so that they are differentiated to each class members ability.
You could hand out each page individually and then compile them at the end.
My ideal would be that everyone gets a different sheet so that everyone is doing a different task within the same time frame and then they are compiled at the end.
Any feedback, positive or negative, is greatly appreciated.
This is similar to my Rugby World Cup resource but is significantly bigger. I've designed it as an ongoing resource to be returned to every form time for the duration of the Euro tournament. This is created for England supporters but there is also a complete Home Nations pack as well as individual packs for N.I. and Wales.
It comes with a powerpoint that has all the participating teams on it. If you play the powerpoint then the images will quickly change. Press "S" and the slideshow will stop on a team. Press "S" again to re-start the slideshow. Using this method, each child can randomly select a team to follow. I did this with my form with a prize if their randomly selected team won the tournament. This team will also feature in their booklet as a research project.
The booklet starts with a page about the hosts of the tournament, France. This is a research activity and so access to computers or books will be required. There are two sheets which look identical but this is not the case. One has prompts to assist lower ability students with some French historical characters to research.
The next page looks at the history of the tournament and again has a differentiated version for lower ability students.
Following on from this is a picture quiz where students have to name the winners of the previous tournaments.
Next is a research project where students are asked to design a poster for their previously selected team.
There is a differentiated version for lower ability students with a number of prompt questions to help with research.
The next task is to create a song/rap or chant about their nations success followed by designing a new football kit for England.
Next is an art project looking at the work of Robert Delauney, a famous French artist with a particularly bright and vivid style. Students are asked to reproduce his work and this can be extended to adapt a football picture into his style of work and a blank canvas for the truly creative.
There follows a focus on four famous players with an attached fact file and a drawing to colour in. Once this is completed there is a blank fact file for students to pick their favourite player and complete accordingly.
Finally there is a puzzle page with riddles and a word-search. The answers are on the final sheet.
There are a number of ways in which you can run this project:
You could compile the workbooks beforehand and hand them out so that they are differentiated to each class members ability.
You could hand out each page individually and then compile them at the end.
My ideal would be that everyone gets a different sheet so that everyone is doing a different task within the same time frame and then they are compiled at the end.
Any feedback, positive or negative, is greatly appreciated.
This is similar to my Rugby World Cup resource but is significantly bigger. I've designed it as an ongoing resource to be returned to every form time for the duration of the Euro tournament.
It comes with a powerpoint that has all the participating teams on it. If you play the powerpoint then the images will quickly change. Press "S" and the slideshow will stop on a team. Press "S" again to re-start the slideshow. Using this method, each child can randomly select a team to follow. I did this with my form with a prize if their randomly selected team won the tournament. This team will also feature in their booklet as a research project.
The booklet starts with a page about the hosts of the tournament, France. This is a research activity and so access to computers or books will be required. There are two sheets which look identical but this is not the case. One has prompts to assist lower ability students with some French historical characters to research.
The next page looks at the history of the tournament and again has a differentiated version for lower ability students.
Following on from this is a picture quiz where students have to name the winners of the previous tournaments.
Next is a research project where students are asked to design a poster for their previously selected team.
There is a differentiated version for lower ability students with a number of prompt questions to help with research.
The next task is to create a song/rap or chant about the Welsh teams success. Following on is the next task which is to design a new Welsh football kit.
Next is an art project looking at the work of Robert Delauney, a famous French artist with a particularly bright and vivid style. Students are asked to reproduce his work and this can be extended to adapt a football picture into his style of work and a blank canvas for the truly creative.
There follows a focus on four famous players with an attached fact file and a drawing to colour in. Once this is completed there is a blank fact file for students to pick their favourite player and complete accordingly.
Finally there is a puzzle page with riddles and a word-search. The answers are on the final sheet.
There are a number of ways in which you can run this project:
You could compile the workbooks beforehand and hand them out so that they are differentiated to each class members ability.
You could hand out each page individually and then compile them at the end.
My ideal would be that everyone gets a different sheet so that everyone is doing a different task within the same time frame and then they are compiled at the end.
Any feedback, positive or negative, is greatly appreciated.
A Christmas themed quiz with rounds of between 5 and 10 questions each.
Round 1: True or False
Round 2:Mince Pies!
Round 3: European Christmas
Round 4: Top 10 Toys
Round 5: Christmas No. 1's
Round 6: Anagrams
Round 7: Multiple Choice
Round 8: Quotes
Round 9: Numbers
Round 10: Christmas Crackers
Tie-Breaker
Answers are revealed either at the end of the round or before the next question so that students don't get bored waiting for the answers. This means that, if you're keeping score, this should be done as the quiz is ongoing. I would utilise whiteboards for the kids to write down their answers and display them either individually or as a group. Answer sheet included for convenience.