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  • Resource of the month

    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

Taboo with a twist!



This ‘starter of the month’ is based on the classic taboo game where pupils, in pairs, are given a series of cards and must use higher level thinking to successfully describe the key word on the card to their partner. My version is not only environmentally friendly, but involves the whole class. Instead of using paper or card, the key word is written on a power point slide and one pupil must come to the front of the class with their back to the IWB. The rest of the class takes it in turns to describe the word behind the pupil, without using the four related words underneath. This kinaesthetic activity builds confidence as well as descriptive skills, as the class work as a team to help their classmate guess the key word.


By Simone Silivistris
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