Acting up

A fun starter activity.

Students are given a character card. They then have to explain a term related to this topic whilst staying in character.

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Consider all reasons - starter

Starter task

Students are given an open ended statement related to the topic.  In pairs, they identify as many reasons as possible in order to provide an answer to the statement

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30 seconds

Lesson starter

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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Starter - odd one out

Students are shown a number of key terms.   They have to decide which of the terms is the ‘odd one out’ and give a reason for their choice

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Scrabble Task

Students are given a blank scrabble type sheet and take it in turns to write down key words related to this topic

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10 Questions

A lesson starter activity
A volunteer (either a student or class teacher) is given a slip of paper so they know 'what they are'.

The rest of the class can ask up to a maximum of 10 questions to guess what they are. The volunteer can only answer 'yes' or 'no'

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Triangles

Students have to match up key words and definitions or questions and answers in order to reassemble the triangles into a completed sheet.

Requires preparation before the lesson

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Compare and contrast

A  starter activity
Students are given two images and asked to consider the differences and similarities between them

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Teach me about ...

Lesson starter

Students become the teacher! One student is tasked with preparing a five minute revision starter about this topic for the beginning of the following lesson.

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Three Facts

A starter or plenary task

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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Lucky Dip Questions

Starter or plenary task

Every student is given a number at the start of the activity. This is used to help pick who will ask and answer questions about what has been learned during the lesson.

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Teacher Talkabout

Starter or plenary task

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

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Talkabout

A starter or plenary task
Students work in pairs with one student talking about the topic and the other monitoring how many of the displayed key words they mention.

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Draw me a picture

Starter or plenary

Students are given a selection of key terms and are asked to illustrate one of them in a diagram.

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Give me ten

A starter or plenary task

Students work in pairs to come up with ten words related to this project before joining up with another pair to expand their list.

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Just a minute

Starter or plenary task

Students are asked to talk to a partner about this topic for 60 seconds whilst abiding by a set of rules

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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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Pass the buck

An excellent starter or plenary for involving all students and getting them to identify a large number of facts about the current topic

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Turn it down

Starter or plenary task

This follows the traditional game of writing a statement, folding or turning the paper down to hide what has been written and then passing it to the next student.

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Word association

A starter or plenary task.

Students are asked to write down all of the words they associate with this topic. They then work with a partner to categorise them.

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Stand up, sit down.

A kinaesthetic plenary that gets students to think about the main terms related to this topic

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Taboo

This starter or plenary follows the theme of the traditional Taboo game. Students work in teams with one student from each team having their back to the board. A word is displayed on the board and teams take it in turns to describe the word to the student without actually mentioning the word itself.

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Call my bluff

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

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Mastermind

A plenary activity which is loosely based on the game show 'Mastermind'

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One word

A plenary task.

Students have to sum up today's lesson in just one sentence. They must include a given word within that sentence.

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Word building game

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

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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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Corkboard

A great plenary idea both for AFL and for getting feedback from every student

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I predict

This task acts as the plenary from one lesson and the starter for the next lesson

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Lesson summary

This plenary provides students with an opportunity to evaluate the lesson and their learning and an AFL opportunity for the teacher.

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Pyramid

A plenary activity.

Students are asked to complete a self assessment sheet to indicate what they have learned during this lesson

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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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Tweet it

A plenary activity
Students write a ‘Tweet’ message to sum up what they have learned during the lesson

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Bingo Plenary

An excellent plenary to recap on key terms. Ask students to give one fact about each term that is used.

As you open the screen, there is a link to print the cards. This will need to be done prior to the lesson.

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Storage Devices Theory Notes Task

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

Task answers are supplied

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Exam question - what is wrong?

Students are given a genuine answer written by another student in response to an exam style question. They have to determine what is wrong with the answer and then write a better one themselves

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Matching pairs

Students work in pairs to turn over two cards and matchup a keyword with an example.

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Do I belong?

In groups, students sort through a large selection of terms and decide whether the term is related to the current topic.

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Prioritise

Students are given a set of terms related to this topic. They are asked to prioritise them in order of importance.

NOTE: there is no one correct answer. The aim is to encourage higher order thinking skills and to get students to think about and justify their decisions with a partner.

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Crossword Clues

Students are given a completed crossword and asked to write the clues.  This task is an excellent way to help students really understand the meaning of each term.
Differentiation is achieved through the complexity of the clues written.

Students can swop clues and provide feedback on their clarity.

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Correct the Teacher

Students are given a piece of text written by a ‘teacher’. The text contains a number of mistakes. They are asked to read the text and correct any mistakes they find.

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Storage Devices Task

Students are given a table with the most common storage devices. They are then asked to compare them for use, size, advantages and disadvantages, using the information from the website above

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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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Comparing storage devices

Students compare the storage capacity of different devices

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Storage devices task

Students answer a set of questions related to storage devices

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What Am I?

Students are given descriptions related to this topic and asked to identify what is being referred to.

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Pros and Cons

Students are given a document to complete where they identify the pros and cons for the main factors related to this topic.

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Key Terms Task v1

Students are asked to provide a definition and example for key terms related to this topic

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Key Terms Task v2

Students are asked to provide a definition and example for key terms related to this topic

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Revision Task

Students are given some exam style questions and answers. They have to match up the correct answer to the question.

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