'If you keep trying the same old things, you'll keep getting the same old results'. Imaginative teaching ideas help stimulate students and improve student retention. I don't claim to be an expert but I hope that some of my ideas will help other teachers.
'If you keep trying the same old things, you'll keep getting the same old results'. Imaginative teaching ideas help stimulate students and improve student retention. I don't claim to be an expert but I hope that some of my ideas will help other teachers.
This is an idea for an activity that I have used with my Y11 students to revise with. Basically you need to build a labyrinth for students to work their way through with revision questions and activities as they make their way round it. As students try and get through you can intercept them with goblins and make them answer 6 mark questions. Most of the activities and questions are included in the power point and there are lots of question cards on TES that you can use. This probably isn't the best description but as we're all revising at the moment I hope it helps spice things up.
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It's pretty straight forward, I remember loving playing battle ships and got inspired. It was one of the greatest moments of my teaching carrier seeing a class of Y11s playing battle ships. How it works is almost self explanatory. Fill the information section in with what ever you want and then fill out the question grid with questions on the information.
I hope anyone who has a go has as much fun as I have
This is an activity that I have used with my Y11 students during their revision. It can be used in a number of ways. The general instructions of how to use it are:
1. Print off the power point slides (2 to a page works well)
2. Set up some tables and outline the shape of the periodic table
3. Put on the labels for the groups and the periods in the correct places
4. Write on a few elements
5. Give each student an element card which gives them a range of things they need to work out about the element as a starter
6. Ask the students to place their element where they think it should be
7. Use the question cards as a basis for a discussion about the periodic table (there are around 25 question cards so most students will be asked at least one thing.
There is lots in the power point and it can easily be differentiated
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This has been something that I've tried with my Y11 students with some success. It is designed to give students something small to do every day. By providing an example for each piece students will see what they need to and you can confidently say that each piece only takes 15 mins or less. I've also included the sheet that I've given to my Y11's going through everything they need to do in the 6 weeks leading up to the exams.
I hope that you find this helpful
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This resource contains a variety of interactive B1 revision activities designed to get students revising in a different way rather than just the traditional chalk & talk. On each slide with information there are a series of questions to help get students thinking about that particular topic. Included are a variety of different games & activities that can be tailored for your particular needs.
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This is a an activity that can be used with students to get them thinking about all the things they can tell about an atom from what it looks lie in a periodic table.
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This originally was a resource designed to be used over 3 lessons to prepare students to take the 2015 P3 exam as a mock. The lessons are based around a series of activities designed to engage students rather than reteaching them the content. For each activity there is a short tick list of what students need to know to help them identify where they still need to revise. The activities include:
X-ray & ultra sound battle ships
Electromagnetic induction micro-teaching
The eye snakes & ladders
CT scanner question matrix
Refractive index card sort
Pendulum data analysis activity
Hydraulic question race
Transformers 7 monkey activity
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This is an activity which you can either use as a starter or as part of a revision lesson. Each pair of students will set up the sheets and then take it in turns to play battleships, answering questions on giant ionic bonding as they go. There is also an instruction slide included to help you explain to students what they need to be doing.
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Just a quick little activity to help get KS4 students thinking. All you have to do to use it is ask the students to read the information card then working in pairs, roll a dice to which question they ask each other based on the the text they have read. You can use questioning after to assess students progress.
Give it a go, I still cant believe how well it has worked for me
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Just a quick power point which I hope will give people ideas about using micro teaching in lessons. This is a method which I have used lots across a wide range of years and abilities which works really well.
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Just a quick little activity to help get KS4 students thinking. All you have to do to use it is ask the students to read the information card then working in pairs, roll a dice to which question they ask each other based on the the text they have read. You can use questioning after to assess students progress.
Give it a go, I still cant believe how well it has worked for me
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Just a quick little activity to help get KS4 students thinking. All you have to do to use it is ask the students to read the information card then working in pairs, roll a dice to which question they ask each other based on the the text they have read. You can use questioning after to assess students progress.
Give it a go, I still cant believe how well it has worked for me
Just a quick little activity to help get AS Biology students thinking. All you have to do to use it is ask the students to read the information card then working in pairs, roll a dice to which question they ask each other based on the the text they have read. You can use questioning after to assess students progress.
Give it a go, I still cant believe how well it has worked for me
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This resource is made up of 7 separate learning grids to help students revise. Each pair of students simply need to roll two dice to pick what they need to explain to the person they are working with. The only extra thing you will need are exam questions for each section.
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A new lesson covering all the points in the new AQA 2015 GCSE Physics specification, burning fuel for power section. This resource is designed to be taught in 1 lesson and includes activities for students to work through, group work activities as well as lots of opportunities for AFL. Included is the following:
1: A 6 mark AFL dice activity
2: A power point leading students through the lesson
3: Generating electricity information hunt activity
4: Generating electricity card sort
5: 6 mark question
6: How a power station works explanation activity
7: A set of notes for students to use
8: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
9: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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A new lesson covering all the points in the new AQA 2015 GCSE Science specification, drug development section. This resource is designed to be taught in 1 lesson and includes activities for students to work through, group work activities as well as lots of opportunities for AFL. Included is the following:
1: A drugs starter question
2: A power point leading students through the lesson
3: A starter game
4: Drug development card sort
5: 6 mark question
6: A question sheet for students to work through
7: A set of notes for students to use
8: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
9: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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A new lesson covering all the points in the new AQA 2016 GCSE Science specification, Burning Fuels in the Oil section. This resource is designed to be taught in 1 lesson and includes activities for students to work through, group work activities as well as lots of opportunities for AFL. Included is the following:
1: A power point leading students through the lesson
2: A modeling activity with student sheet
3: A 6 mark starter activity
4: Combustion equation card sort
5: 6 mark question
6: Burning fuels issues activity
7: A set of notes for students to use
8: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
9: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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A new lesson covering all the points in the new AQA 2015 GCSE Science specification, Fractional Distillation in the Oil section. This resource is designed to be taught in 1 lesson and includes activities for students to work through, group work activities as well as lots of opportunities for AFL. Included is the following:
1: A dice AFL activity
2: A power point leading students through the lesson
3: Fractional distillation stage cards
4: Properties of alkane card sort starter activity
5: 6 mark question
6: A fractional distillation foldable activity
7: A key information literacy game
8: A set of notes for students to use
9: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
10: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
11: A sheet for students to work through
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A new lesson covering all the points in the new AQA 2015 GCSE Chemistry specification, Fuels from Oil in the Oil section. This resource is designed to be taught in 1 lesson and includes activities for students to work through, group work activities as well as lots of opportunities for AFL. Included is the following:
1: An AFL dice game
2: A power point leading students through the lesson
3: A graph activity
4: Properties of alkane information hunt activity
5: A crude oil literacy activity
6: A set of notes for students to use
7: A version of the lesson that can be used just from the front of the room
8: A link to a bespoke video that goes through the lesson that can be used for remote learning
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