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Monday 14 October 2013

Beat the Teacher


This plenary works really well as there is a competitive element to it, as the students must try and beat the teacher!

Ask your students to come up with questions (high order if possible) based around their learning in that lesson and see if the you (the teacher) can answer them. The student must be satisfied with the response and can probe for further details if necessary. Teachers can deliberately respond with short, underdeveloped answers so as to encourage students to think about what information should be included, if the answer were to be expanded.

This activity can be developed further by:    

  • Getting students to write questions on pieces of paper and place them in a box, as appropriate throughout the lesson (not just at the end). One student (who is sensible can vet them) .
  • Either one student or each student can take it in turn to sit opposite the teacher at the front of the class and ask questions in a Mastermind fashion.
  • When the students are more confident, they can take part as the contestant.
  • Students could also do this in small groups or pairs, taking it in turns to answer and ask the questions.
From The starter Activity Gererator by Mike Gershon
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