4Plenary

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1. Pictures Give pupils time at the end of a lesson to create a mind map/diagram/picture of key points. Let them explain it to their partner and compare differences. 2. Targets Pupils set their own target at the beginning (eg learn 7/10 new words) At the end check for learning as appropriate. Have pupils met or exceeded? How? Why? Why not? 3. Pupil Summary (1) Pupils have to summarise the lesson in a nutshell for another class. They can use bullet points/work in pairs etc. Final classs summary could be about 5 bullet points, on sugar paper for quick revision next lesson. 4. Prediction Pupils predict content and activities for next lesson using simple future 5. Create a starter Pupils create a starter activity for the next lesson based on what they have learnt 6. Pupil Summary (2) Nominated pupil/pair summarises lesson, takes questions. Teacher only used as facilitator or ‘expert’ 7. Traffic Lights

Red to indicate not understood/completed the objective, yellow – still unsure, gree – clearly understood. Red cards work with teacher fo recap. Greens help Yellows 8. Snowball Tell your partner 3 things you learned or 3 questions from today. Pairs share with each other then whole group put ideas together 9. Hot Seat An individual or small group is put in the hotseat and the rest of the group have to agree questions to ask them. 10. Story Telling Invent a story using new vocab/structure taught. Allocate a word to each pupil. 3 or 4 pupils will have the same one. When they hear the word, they stand up, sit down the next time they hear it and so on. 11. Spot the mistake Sentences or explanation given to students, they ahve to say what is wrong and why 12. Application Students recap the lesson but they must be able to tell you other contexts where they might use the learning, for example how it could be cross curricular 13. Learning Slyes Encourage students to say HOW they learnt WHAT they learnt 14. Mind Maps Mind map what they learnt in that lesson. 15. Key concepts Pupils highlight or underline the most important parts of what they have donw in that leson int their exercise books and explain why it is important.