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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Imparting knowledge to students

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

Using a “TimeWipe” exercise to avoid anachronism and encourage empathy

Using a “TimeWipe” exercise to avoid anachronism and encourage empathy

How to use “Backward Essays” to cover lots of content at high speed

How to use “Backward Essays” to cover lots of content at high speed

Using “Rhyming Timelines” for revision

Three Effective Roleplay Techniques for the Classroom

Three Effective Roleplay Techniques for the Classroom

“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 music in the classroom: Five effective strategies

Using hand gestures to highlight changing relations between key groups

Using a “Mysterious Moment” lesson starter to develop questioning skills

Using a “Mysterious Moment” lesson starter to develop questioning skills

Using “relationship webs” to map change and continuity over time

Using “relationship webs” to map change and continuity over time

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