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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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Useful dates for teachers: Google calendar / widget

Useful dates for teachers: Google calendar / widget

  • Write a SCRIPT, not an ESSAY: Use film-making to engage students in the art of writing
  • Write a SCRIPT, not an ESSAY: Use film-making to engage students in the art of writing

Write a SCRIPT, not an ESSAY: Use film-making to engage students in the art of writing

  • Gamification of Revision: Snooker and Battleships
  • Gamification of Revision: Snooker and Battleships
  • Gamification of Revision: Snooker and Battleships
  • Gamification of Revision: Snooker and Battleships

Gamification of Revision: Snooker and Battleships

10 creative approaches for developing essay-writing skills

10 creative approaches for developing essay-writing skills

  • Using “Character Cards” to understand the motives/actions of key individuals
  • Using “Character Cards” to understand the motives/actions of key individuals
  • Using “Character Cards” to understand the motives/actions of key individuals
  • Using “Character Cards” to understand the motives/actions of key individuals
  • Using “Character Cards” to understand the motives/actions of key individuals
  • Using “Character Cards” to understand the motives/actions of key individuals

Using “Character Cards” to understand the motives/actions of key individuals

Use this ‘audience soundboard’ for your classroom debates/discussions!

Use this ‘audience soundboard’ for your classroom debates/discussions!

Generate a self-marking crossword for revision

Generate a self-marking crossword for revision

Spotting cross-curricular links with a whole-school ‘speed-dating’ event

Spotting cross-curricular links with a whole-school ‘speed-dating’ event

Using the ‘Battleships’ format to Teach Historical Interpretations

Using the ‘Battleships’ format to Teach Historical Interpretations

Share (and track!) student video projects with QR codes

Share (and track!) student video projects with QR codes

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