Cryptogram
Great website used to create cryptogram puzzles for pupils to work out the answers to, you can replace letters with numbers and see which child works it out first! CRYPTOGRAM
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Bingo
Use the PowerPoint template to test pupils’ knowledge of concepts they have learnt. Pose a question and then the children complete their bingo grid with 9 possible answers. Reveal your answers to see who wins a full house first! bingo game
Noughts and Crosses
Select 9 key terms or 9 questions that need to be answered. Pupils play a traditional game of O and X and see who wins! Noughts and Crosses
Battleships
Pupils have to answer a question correctly to choose a square to hit. If they hit a ship they can have another go. How many ships can they hit with 10 shots? Battleships
3,4,5
Pupils need to tell 3 people, 4 things they have learnt that lesson within 5 minutes! Add a sense of competitive challenge by a prize for the first to finish or get peers to rate the quality of one another’s responses. 3-4-5 plenary
Bulletproof your work
Pupils can use this proof reading checklist to independently check their work for spelling accuracy, punctuation and grammar. Bulletproof version 1
Collaborative writing
The class collaborates to construct a model paragraph either using a visualizer, whiteboard, or airplay on the Ipad. Pupils identify assessment objectives evident in the piece of writing or success criteria where appropriate. Pupils can they reflect on their level of confidence, and therefore support required, to complete the next paragraph independently.
Yes tags
When questioning purposefully disagree in your questioning by adding a negative question at the end of a question to encourage the child to fully justify and provide further reasoning for their answer. For example, “That’s right, isn’t it?…”
Questioning to address misconceptions
A simple but effective cue card with 7 steps to use when a child provides a wrong answer. Take the time to explore that aspect further by prompting them and cueing them. Addressing misconceptions
Pose, pause, pounce, bounce
A great technique to stimulate class discussion, get lots of students involved and access that deeper reasoning. Pose_pause_pounce_bounce