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    Ski Slope Learning allows for people to get to the same end result from different starting points. If you think about ski slopes there are several different degrees of difficulty, with green being the easiest and black being the hardest, however no matter which route you take you always get to the bottom. This method allows pupils to work at their own individual paces and has differentiated routes to ensure all pupils achieve the learning objective. The ski slope method also provides the opportunity for pupils to work independently and allows for rapid progressions.

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Monday 14 October 2013

5Ws



This starter is based upon asking five questions to elicit students’ previous knowledge.  It is most notably used in English lessons to analyse a piece of text.  Four of the questions asked are generally closed answer questions – who, what, when and where; and one generally open-ended question – why?  As the students come into the classroom, have a picture or other stimulus on the board and ask them to answer the 5 W’s relating to the picture.  One way to run this is to ask students to draw around their hand and answer the questions in the ‘fingers’.


In the example below I have used this exercise to establish prior knowledge of the development of the Periodic Table.  Who started the development of the Periodic Table?  What is the Periodic Table?  When was it first developed?  Where was it first developed?  Why was it developed?  This is an effective starter that takes no preparation and is excellent for stimulating engagement and discussion.



By John Pickup
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