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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:

“Tell us something we don’t know!”: A quiz to develop deeper understanding

“Tell us something we don’t know!”: A quiz to develop deeper understanding

25 of my favourite props for the history classroom!

25 of my favourite props for the history classroom!

Convert statistics into infographics

Convert statistics into infographics

What happened to these people before and after our period of study?

What happened to these people before and after our period of study?

‘In the news…!’ subject display feature using Google Alerts/News

‘In the news…!’ subject display feature using Google Alerts/News

Using Emojis to develop vocabulary and source analysis skills

Using Emojis to develop vocabulary and source analysis skills

Use an “Image Jigsaw” to arrange class groups

Use an “Image Jigsaw” to arrange class groups

Design a theme park based around the study topic

Design a theme park based around the study topic

Use an ‘Image Flash’ to engage students with pictorial sources

Use an ‘Image Flash’ to engage students with pictorial sources

Add a ‘how certain are you?’ element to spice up factual tests

Add a ‘how certain are you?’ element to spice up factual tests

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