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Lesson asks students to write a letter to their younger selves giving advice etc.Ideal for Identity units. I asked them to bring in pictures of themselves when toddlers and scanned them in for an additional starter.

 Pupils consistently display a thirst for knowledge and understanding and a love of learning, including when being taught as a whole class or working on their own or in small groups. This has a very strong impact on their progress in lessons. With this in mind I devised an independent project for Year 7s (but it could run across the whole school). On our school VLE I posted the attached tasks. Each Year 7 student was given a scrap book and told to complete as many tasks as they wanted. For each completed task, the student receives a gold coin sticker. I organised it through tutor groups so the form with the most coins wins a trip out of school in the summer term. Parents love this as it gives students something to do in the holidays and on weekends. Activities are often London based as this is our nearest city but this can be adapted to any place in the world. Get your departments on board and help develop a thirst for knowledge in your school!

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Lesson explores the Joint Enterprise Laws in the UK and asks what is fair and unfair in the world of young people and their decision making. Includes very sobering message from the Police and prisoners. Adaptable, but go through lesson before showing to students. If you use, give your views :)

Lesson take students through the exciting fauna of Japan including the giant salamander. Worksheet and video link included.

Two lessons covering ' I am a parrot' by Grace Nichols. Worksheet included and lesson two guides students to create their own poem. Adaptable.

Story which ends with a surprise. Students follow the narrative, answer questions on the worksheet. Instructions on note section of slides. Do not give out worksheet until you've been through the story. If you use, give your views !

Seven dilemmas for discussion. Group activities. Sharpens speaking and reasoning. Adaptable. Use as a carousel activity so al groups have a chance to discuss dilemmas and feedback as a whole at the end.

Second part of Enquiry into The Black Death ask students to produce a newspaper front page consolidating their knowledge. Includes regular progress checks for observations and newspaper template already done. Use an A3 paper for best effect. See part one.

Writing to advise lesson which give students a chance to self differentiate. All necessary material included. Adaptable to all KS3 year groups and, hopefully, a wider field than UK !

If you're in a school where this is an issue, it might be as well to show this slant on the liberal use of orange.

Lesson consolidates information and questions how this marked the end of Feudalism. Lower level but adaptable. See part two.

Lesson give pairs of students 15 quotations about Life etc and ask them to explain their meaning. Encourages expression and paraphrase.

Slide show offers students a challenge to do something about being fed up. Adaptable and contains 10 options.

Assembly or PSHE lesson on how to use a smart phone in a smart way. Useful for Year assemblies and parental information.

Lesson explores this question and asks how successful previous predictions have been. Video links included. Adaptable.

Lesson on how healthy eating and sleeping can affect learning. Adaptable .

Lesson explores the answer to this question and includes an extract from The Great Gatsby to test the students' interpretation skills.

Not a snappy title but lesson asking students to reflect on how hard/easy it is to be a parent. worksheet included.

Geography lesson on Economic Studies investigates who is involved in putting a hamburger in front of the consumer. Includes homework and appetising images.