Tarr's Toolbox
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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Design personalised number plates as a revision exercise

Design personalised number plates as a revision exercise

Design a “Time Travel Holiday” to see a period from different viewpoints

“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

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

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

Educational Escape Rooms: Case Study 1 – Larger groups / younger students

Educational Escape Rooms: Case Study 1 – Larger groups / younger students

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

Random Name Picker to create student groups / choose speakers

Random Name Picker to create student groups / choose speakers

Using “The Apprentice” format for group projects

Using “The Apprentice” format for group projects

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