TL Ideas Thinking Keys Brainstorm 4 key points

T&L Ideas

Thinking Keys • Brainstorm 4 key points you have learnt today

Topic Link • Demonstrate how your recent work is linked to work from other topics in the course q q q 2 topics 4 topics 6 topics

Mastermind • Create a 5 question quiz on what we have studied today

Key Word Scrabble • Make 6 key words linked to todays topic with the aim of getting the highest score in the class once you total up all 6 of your words

Making Links q Make links from what you have learned today to what we have studied previously q How might what you have learned today prepare you for future lessons?

Question Time q Use the Blooms Questioning Grid on your table to create a question for each person on your table based on this lesson. Record your questions on the post it

Examiner Task q Create a 6 mark exam question on today’s topic and create a mark scheme for it q Include criteria for how a candidate would hit Level 1: Level 2: Level 3:

Examiner Task • Individually write three possible exam questions based on today’s learning. • Ask your questions to other students on your table • Discuss your answers together

Stakeholder Plenary • What are the positive and negative issues connected to today’s topic for the below stakeholders – Owners and shareholders – Employees – Managers – Customers – Local Community – Competitors – Government

Key Points • Summarise your learning today into 3 key points

• 2 players • 1 colour post it note each • Answer questions to connect 4

Insert Question For Against • In pairs • 1 colour post it note for and against • Write your points and stick on the diagram

60 second challenge • Write down the two most important things that you have learnt in today's lesson!

Expert Panel • One pupil from each table needs to take on the role of the expert panel and the rest of the class can ask questions relating to what you have learnt in today's lesson!

Summarise It! • Write down five sentences that summarise the main ideas of today's lesson!

WRITE THE QUESTIONS • The answers to today's questions are: – 1. – 2. – 3. • Now write the questions to go with these answers

Key Word Race • Write all the words relating to today's work you can in the next 60 seconds!

Concept Loop • You all have a card with a key term and a definition • The keyword and definition do not match! • The first pupil must call the word on his/her card • Whoever has the matching definition reads it out. • If everyone agrees s/he is correct, that pupil reads out the word on the back of the definition and everyone looks for the matching card. • Eventually, the loop will arrive back as the first person, if everyone has done it correctly.

Motivational Theorists • You each have a motivational theorist as a card • Take it in turns to explain everything you have learnt about that theorist in today’s lesson • Ask if anyone else has got anything else to add and then move on to the next person

Motivational Theorists • Summarise each motivational theorist and their key beliefs on the template

Who am I – motivational theorists • You all have a motivational theorist stuck to your head • Take it in turns to ask a series of questions to work out who your theorist is • Ask a minimum of 5 questions before you take your first guess!

Beat the Teacher! • Write a question, based on today’s topic, with which you think you can beat the teacher. – Think of further probing questions to follow up my response

Mime! • Work in pairs. Take it in turns to mime key ideas and information from the lesson. • The other person has to guess what is being mimed.

Which button would your press and why? RED: YELLOW: ORANGE: BLUE: GREEN:

The Word Behind! • Split the room in half • One member sit at the front, back to the board • 1 minute per team • 1 pass allowed • How many words can you describe in the minute?

The Word Behind!

Revision Ping Pong • Questions on paper for pupils to pose to one another across the table

Nightmare before exam time! • Think about four nightmare 25 mark and 10 mark questions and write them out • Plan out what you would initially say in the essays

Challenge Question • A challenge question on post-its provided. Students asked to put up their hands and collect a post it when finished