A trainee asked but ‘what do you actually do with pupils in typical KS3 lessons? So this is my list of typical and common activities I would use, that might be of use in generating ideas.
Entrance/Start of lesson
-Retrieval – differing level q challenge grid, interleaving quizzes (last lesson, last week, last month) keyword definition retrieval, different topic entirely quiz, 5 in 5 (5facts about 5 different areas table), multiple choice, brain dump what you know on topic, timeline/chronological ordering, answers on a post it note to put on board, match up, cops and robbers
-Repetition – Bingo keywords
-Primary Sources- Inference work
-Interpretations- summarise what they say
-Knowledge Organiser/Keywords- read and self check
-Q&A
-Storytelling
-True or False
-Video clip & retrieval questions
Main/Apply activities
-On top of a good old comprehension worksheet…
-Tables- different causes, different consequences, cause or consequence, success or failure, short term/long term term/catalyst, similarities and differences, events and impact
-Categorisation card sorts
-Flow charts – cause, event, consequence
-Gap Fill
-Guided reading on extended piece of reading/scholarship
-Source analysis
-Carousel Learning points round the room/carousel source analysis
-Diary entries
-Letters
-Role play interviews
-Model answers- annotate and analyse
-I do, we do, you do paragraphs on enquiry questions
-PEEL paragraph
-Diamond 9/prioritisation tasks
-Because, but, so expansion on key facts
-Concept Maps
-Create and quiz using Flash cards
-Discussion debates
-Questioning
-write your own quiz and quiz your partner
-read
Plenary/Review/Checking Understanding
-Q&A
-Class debates
-Think, pair, share
-Structured Talk on a topic
-Mini-whiteboards
-How far Continuum’s- human, post it or plot your own. To discuss or write explanation
-True or False
-Writing conclusions
-Write 5 key take-always
-Paragraph answering enquiry question
-Class vote on main reason and discussion/prioritisation task
-Find someone who
-Newspaper headline/tweets
-Multiple Choice
-Peer assessment and improvements