51ºÚÁÏ

 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!

Follow the link and look at the examples to find a way of changing your Learning Questions and Objectives. If you use, leave your views.

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.

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

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

Lesson allows students to compare their own experience with their teacher's. Creates empathy and bonding between the two. Worksheet attached, Adaptable to all levels and my students loved it. Homework included. Feedback pls. :)

Lesson takes class through the stories of 8 women who have inspired the world. Class takes notes and votes for the one who inspired them the most. Adaptable.

A way of recycling previous knowledge which really engages the students and takes almost no time to set up. Ideas and examples on slides.

Presentation highlighting the key qualities needed for young people. Worksheet included. Adaptable and versatile. Assembly or workshop or lesson. Now with optional video clips to help discussion.

Students think of a friend and predict which Year he/she was born in. Chinese birth years incorporated in slide. Ready to deliver. Happy New Year.

Here are some slides which could help present a topic. Students fill in the speech/thought bubbles. Can be adapted for a ' fun' lesson. Feedback please !

slides give some ideas on how teachers can use students' mobile phones to their advantage. Make sure they have credit on their phones and you have permission from your head !

Sixteen questions for pairs in your tutor group to answer over your chosen period of time. They do the research and deliver the answer on your designated day. Enhances research skills and saves you time.

Lesson guides students through a series of slides which highlight good manners in the UK. Adaptable and with a final task. Great for discussion and debate.

Slides encourage students to establish routines and give some useful advice on being in Year 7. Adaptable to any school.

Short set of templates for Year 6s into 7s. Adaptable to your own school and useful to send out to your feeder primaries.

Could be a lesson, but also a series of photos around the dept to show we have numeracy as part of our lives.