There’s been a murder

Inspired by morph..

Follow the instructions on the worksheet

What it could/should look like…

What’s the point in a starter?

• Starters can have a number of purposes…– To ‘hook’ – capture the students attention– To settle – useful depending on the class

and where they may have come from– To recap – consolidate the previous lessons

learning– To ‘kick’ the learning cycle – to ensure a

quick, efficient start to the lesson

Debunking the myth

• A starter can be as long or as short as you want

• 2 minutes is fine as is 20 minutes

• Recap of the previous lesson can be shorter starters

• If you want to introduce some new material then longer starters are fine as you can show learning in that period

Task

• On the A3 paper create a list of ten starters that you have used or seen others use

• Then identify which three you think were the most effective and explain why

My favourite starters

• Dead person• Mock the week• Collaborative sorting starters• Mary Poppins bag• Play dough• Videos

Rivers – Have I got news for you?/Mock the week

• Picture spin quiz• Odd one out• Missing words• If this is the answer what is the question• F.A.C.T

………………….. person died at Cockermouth

compared to ………………….. in ………………….

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1600+ Pakistan

Odd one out

Attrition

Hydraulic ActionAbrasion

Solution

Odd one out

If this is the answer what is the question?

For example

• If this is the answer what is the question?

– Mr. Still

– Geography

If this is the answer what is the question?

– Bed

If this is the answer what is the question?

– Flood management

R. C. M. D.

T. D. B. I.

What’s the point…another silly game sir!!

• Plenaries or the act of recapping the learning is probably the most important part of the lesson

• Again like starters they can be broken into different categories– To reflect on a personal level– Demonstrative– Fully inclusive

Task

• On the A3 paper create a list of ten plenaries that you have used or have seen used by other teachers

• Then identify which three you think were the most effective and explain why

To reflect on a personal level

• To get the pupils to think about their learning in the lesson – Write down three things you have learnt this lesson– 2 things you have learnt and one question– Pyramid

One question you want to ask

Two things you already knew

Three things you have learnt today

Demonstrative

• People should demonstrate their learning with minimal input from the teacher– Speed dating– Variety of beach ball activities (hot potato)– Post-it note challenges

Fully inclusive

• This is a bit more teacher-led but very effective in showing what the pupils have learnt– Mini-whiteboards– Targeted questioning– Beat the teacher

Using mini-whiteboards most effectively

Make a list of five ways that you can think of or have seen mini-whiteboards being used effectively in lessons

Using mini-whiteboards most effectively

• Always plan the questions first• Make sure all pupils have time to answer– Basic question and answers– Get the students to create the questions– Drawing of diagrams– Work in pairs/groups– If this is the answer what is the question– Make a list of different river processes…..then explain

one/draw a diagram showing it– The teacher can always join in

Something to ponder…

• Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end.

• Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

• Denis Waitley

Goodies time

• The booklet I have given contains all the material presented to you

• Also within in that are a variety of tricks, tips and activities that I have picked up over the last five years