Research Projects

zxczcxSpeedating

Age old classic game to test keywords and their meanings by ‘speedating’ around the classroom testing knowledge of key terms against another pupil. Another version Or use the word association game to revise a concept without pausing or hesitating.

zxczcxLinkee

Pupils have to define the keywords from the question on the card and use the clue and answers to work out how they are connected! First to guess wins!

zxczcxHeads up app

Keyword cards appear as the pupil holds their ipad against their foreheads. 1 minute timer to ask each of the players a question (Yes/No) to decipher the key term. You can make you own deck of key terms within this app. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/heads-up/id623592465?mt=8

zxczcxCodenames game

There are two teams. Using a 5 x 5 grid there are ‘spies’ hidden on the grid and one blac ‘assassin’. The aim is to discover their team’s spies first to win the game. If they hit the assassin they lose the game. If they hit an innocent bystander (neither a spy or an assassin, …

zxczcxMy favourite no

Pupils have to complete some short questions at the start of the lesson on either post it notes or small cards. The teacher collects them in and quickly creates two piles of correct and incorrect answers. Using a visualiser a couple of these are shared to celebrate the strong responses, whilst also celebrating the mistakes …