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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Group Work, student presentations, peer assessment

Educational Escape Rooms: Case Study 2 – Smaller groups / older students

Educational Escape Rooms: Case Study 2 – Smaller groups / older students

Design educational “escape rooms” for your students!

Design educational “escape rooms” for your students!

“Brilliance or Baloney?”: A quiz format to develop substantiated judgements

“Brilliance or Baloney?”: A quiz format to develop substantiated judgements

  • How to help students design educational board games
  • How to help students design educational board games
  • How to help students design educational board games
  • How to help students design educational board games

How to help students design educational board games

“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

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

Using “Knowledge Cubes” for hands-on discussions

Using “Knowledge Cubes” for hands-on discussions

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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