Variables and constants: Teacher Resources
Variables and constants: Starters and Plenaries
Starters:
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RecapA task recapping this lesson, meant to be used as a starter in the following lesson. (subscription only) |
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Ten questionsA 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' (subscription only) |
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Double puzzleStarter or plenary. Students are given instructions on how to use an online tool to create a word puzzle, and are told to print them out and solve each other?s creations. (subscription only) |
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Find and sortStarter. A fun kinaesthetic activity encouraging students to correctly arrange a sentence preparing them for the lesson ahead. (subscription only) |
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Post-itsA fun kinaesthetic starter task where students work in teams to solve a puzzle. (subscription only) |
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CountdownStarter task. Students are given a set of jumbled up words related to this topic. They have to unscramble each of the words within 30 seconds. (subscription only) |
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Compare and contrastA starter activity in which students are given two items and asked to consider the differences and similarities between them (subscription only) |
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Starters or Plenaries:
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What why howStarter or plenary task. Students are asked three questions framed as ?What ?Why? and ?How (subscription only) |
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One two threeCan 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 (subscription only) |
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Sort and answerStudents work to reconstruct a scrambled question about this topic, and then provide an answer. (subscription only) |
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HaikuStarter or plenary task. Students are asked to write a description in the form of a haiku poem for one of a handful of key terms. (subscription only) |
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Three factsA starter or plenary task in which students are asked to write down three facts that they can remember off the top of their heads about the topic. (subscription only) |
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Just a minuteStarter or plenary task. Students are asked to talk to a partner about this topic for 60 seconds whilst abiding by a set of rules (subscription only) |
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Pick meThis provides a differentiated starter or plenary activity. Students are given a question and work in groups to come up with an answer. (subscription only) |
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Teacher talkaboutStarter or plenary task. The class 'test' the teacher on their knowledge of key words related to this topic (subscription only) |
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Plenaries:
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Find me a partnerStudents are given either a question or answer and have to find their matching partner. (subscription only) |
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TabooThis task follows 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. (subscription only) |
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Golden envelopesAn engaging task that has an element of surprise (subscription only) |
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I predictThis task acts as the plenary from one lesson and the starter for the next lesson (subscription only) |
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Four four twoA plenary activity where students are asked to summarise the lesson and pick out the main key words related to the topic. (subscription only) |
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Lesson self assessmentStudents assess what they have achieved during this lesson and identify how they could improve. (subscription only) |
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Lesson summaryThis plenary provides students with an opportunity to evaluate the lesson and their learning and an AFL opportunity for the teacher. (subscription only) |
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New wordsA plenary task in which students have to identify three new words/terms that they learned during this lesson and then explain their meaning (subscription only) |
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PyramidA plenary activity. Students are asked to complete a self assessment sheet to indicate what they have learned during this lesson (subscription only) |
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Text meA plenary activity where students are asked to write a text message to explain what they have learned during the lesson (subscription only) |
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Tweet itA plenary activity. Students write a ?Tweet? message to sum up what they have learned during the lesson (subscription only) |
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One wordA plenary task. Students have to sum up today's lesson in just one sentence. They must include a given word within that sentence. (subscription only) |
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Teach me aboutLesson plenary. 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. (subscription only) |
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WordleStudents write a set of notes about this topic and then use them as the basis to create a word cloud. Their work can be used to create a classroom display. (subscription only) |
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You are the teacherStudents work in small groups to prepare a lesson on this topic. They are provided with information and tips about the tasks they need to prepare. (subscription only) |
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Word buildingPlenary task. Students work in groups to construct a sentence about today?s lesson (subscription only) |
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