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Making an Imaginary Map
Helping students to develop their sense of place Students get pieces of paper with the names of countries. They have to distribute the names across an imaginary map, This could be at their desks, or using the whole of the classroom. This improves and revises their knowledge of geography. Having a sense of place and…
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How to make things stick: True/false
Helping students to revise historical details Students recap by only copying statements they believe to be true. A number of statements from last week’s or month’s lessons are put forward by the teacher, on the black board or on pieces of paper that are stuck to the wall. Students copy only the statements they believe to…
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How to make things stick? Three volunteers.
Helping students to revise chronology The teacher provides ten items (on separate pieces of paper) that need to be put in the right chronological order. Three volunteers do this together, e.g. by sticking the pieces of paper on the wall. When they are done, the class may ask them questions/ask them to justify their results.…
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Silent Conversation
Helping students to participate in the development of ideas in depth When exploring a topic in-depth, this “discussion technique” may encourage the participation of students who do not feel comfortable during verbal exchange. Step one: Preparation First, you will need to select the “stimulus” – the material that students will respond to. As the stimulus…
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Teaching Strategy: Which Portrait Should Stay?
Helping students to define and justify significance Students imagine they are re-organising a gallery. They have to choose between the portraits of two well-known individuals – only one of them can stay on the wall. First, they write down what they think they already know about the two. Then they look at sources to find…