Read, draw, mime, write & explain Materials: Notes with academic terms and paper Instructions: The students are together in groups of five. Every student has maximum of one minute to complete the following tasks: Student 1 selects a note with an academic theme Student 2 has the theme whispered in their ear and they draw …
Theatre with the subjects Materials: None Instructions: The students sit in a big circle with a ‘stage’ in the middle. The students will act out scenes in relation to different academic categories: History – a dramatization of Pearl Harbour or the slave trade. Social studies – a dramatization of the themes “identity and social media” …
Dream team Materials: None Instructions: The students work in groups of four and place themselves around an A3 piece of paper which is either on the floor or on the table. The students choose/ are given a role which they have to adopt as best as they can. The activity focuses on developing ideas quickly …
The photo shop Materials: None Instructions: The students are together in groups of four – six. They have to take turns showing frozen images of different academic themes or events for the rest of the class to guess. To do this they use their bodies. Examples: History – the assassination of JFK Biology – the …
Academic lecturing in new ways Materials: None Instructions: The students are in pairs and have to prepare a two minute lecture within an academic area they have chosen themselves. The pairs give the lecture to the rest of the class. The challenge starts when the audience are allowed to provide suggestions about academic terms that …
Large format comics Materials: Black board/white board or A3 pieces of paper Instructions: Students are in groups of four-six and illustrate central events/faces in a progression of events on an A3 piece of paper or a black board. The comic could then possibly be dramatized. Examples: Languages – The progression of a poem, and advert …
Storyteller in language subjects Materials: A bean bag or piece of paper scrunched up into a ball Instructions: Students stand in a circle and compose a story in a native or foreign language. The challenge is that they may only say one word at a time as they take it in turn around the circle. …
The creative sound score Materials: All types of materials e.g. bin bags, chalk, dust pan, wooden spoon, bunch of keys etc. (students might have their own instruments from home). Instructions: The students stand in a circle with their own instruments that can create sounds that create a strong beat (stump). The main rhythm is in …
The world’s greatest(…) story Materials: None Instructions: The students are challenged to GET GOING on their own or with a few classmates in small groups. The activity can be done in their native language or a foreign language. The challenge is this: Create a story on a single side of A4 paper where They include …
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