30 Seconds

Students are shown a number of terms for exactly 30 seconds. They need to memorise as many as possible. After 30 seconds, the terms are hidden and they need to write down as many terms as they can remember along with at least one fact about that term.

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3-2-1

Display this on the whiteboard as students are walking through the door. They can work individually or in pairs to come up with the answers.

Good for differentiation as all students should be able to get at least one of the six points.

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Teacher Talkabout

The class 'test' the teacher on their knowledge of key words related to this topic

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Three Facts

Students are asked to write down three facts that they can remember off the top of their heads about the topic.

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One, Two, Three

Can be used either as a starter or a plenary task.

Students are given a sheet to complete firstly on their own, then with a partner and then joining up with another pair

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4-4-2

A plenary activity where students are asked to summarise the lesson and pick out the main key words related to the topic.

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Lesson summary

Students are asked to write down three things that they have learned during the lesson.

This plenary gives them an opportunity to evaluate the lesson and their learning and an AFL opportunity for the teacher.

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Call my bluff

A plenary activity based on the popular game show, ‘Call My Bluff’

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Text me

A plenary activity where students are asked to write a text message to explain what they have learned during the lesson

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Word building game

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Students work in groups to construct a sentence about today’s lesson

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Theory Notes Task

Students read the theory notes on the mini website and then answer the questions on the task sheet.

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Sort a sentence

Students work in pairs to reconstruct a cut up sentence about this topic.

Requires preparation before the lesson.

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Mind Map

Students are given the basic structure of a mind map for this topic. They are asked to complete the mind map by adding extra branches.

Mind maps are a useful tool to use as a revision aid.

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Fill-in-the-gaps

Students are given a piece of text with a number of key words removed. The key words appear in a table above the text. They need to replace the words correctly back into the text.

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Identify the question

Students are given the answer to a number of questions.  Their task is to identify what the original question might have been.

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Reduce it!

Students are given a section of theory. They pick out the 20 most important words. They are then asked to reduce these to the 8 they consider to be the most important.

A great task for really getting them to concentrate and think about the text in front of them.

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