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Quick and easy ideas to spice up your lessons, brought to you by @russeltarr. I teach History but many of these ideas will be transferable to other subjects too!
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Posts by Russel Tarr:

“Destroy or Deploy?”: A strategy for integrating fresh sources into classroom debates

“Destroy or Deploy?”: A strategy for integrating fresh sources into classroom debates

Using “Speed Dating” to share facts and opinions in the classroom

Using “Speed Dating” to share facts and opinions in the classroom

Using music in the classroom: Five effective strategies

Using hand gestures to highlight changing relations between key groups

  • The story of this topic – in 50 objects!
  • The story of this topic – in 50 objects!
  • The story of this topic – in 50 objects!
  • The story of this topic – in 50 objects!
  • The story of this topic – in 50 objects!
  • The story of this topic – in 50 objects!
  • The story of this topic – in 50 objects!

The story of this topic – in 50 objects!

  • Collate “Historical Photobombs” into a short story to consolidate the ‘Big Picture’
  • Collate “Historical Photobombs” into a short story to consolidate the ‘Big Picture’
  • Collate “Historical Photobombs” into a short story to consolidate the ‘Big Picture’
  • Collate “Historical Photobombs” into a short story to consolidate the ‘Big Picture’
  • Collate “Historical Photobombs” into a short story to consolidate the ‘Big Picture’
  • Collate “Historical Photobombs” into a short story to consolidate the ‘Big Picture’
  • Collate “Historical Photobombs” into a short story to consolidate the ‘Big Picture’

Collate “Historical Photobombs” into a short story to consolidate the ‘Big Picture’

Making “Top Trumps” work in the classroom: use WORDS, not RATINGS

Making “Top Trumps” work in the classroom: use WORDS, not RATINGS

Triominoes Revision

Triominoes Revision

“Quote them out of context”: a ‘Fake News’ exercise for evaluating sources

“Quote them out of context”: a ‘Fake News’ exercise for evaluating sources

Using “unlock the chest!” puzzles to develop out-of-class learning

Using “unlock the chest!” puzzles to develop out-of-class learning

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