Speed talk Materials: None Instructions: Students walk around each other when the teacher says “stop” they need to find a partner. The teacher asks an academic question that needs to be discussed. When the teacher says “go” the students walk around again and find a new partner when the teacher says “stop”. Then the same …
The professor speaks Materials: none Instructions: The students start by working in groups with the same/ different challenges within the same academic area. At some point the teacher points out a group who become professors. They spread out in different corners of the room, then the rest of the students also spread out and listen …
The quick journalists Materials: Cards with academic questions/themes Instructions: Half of the students get a piece of paper with an academic question or theme on it. They then have two minutes to interview the other half of the students to get as much academic input as possible. The answers are written down on paper. The …
The four corners of the world Materials: Four pieces of A3-paper Instructions: The A-3 paper is hung up in the four corners of the room. Each of the pieces of paper has an academic concept which the students need to brainstorm about. The students walk around the room adding their input to the four academic …
Send around a question Materials: None Instructions: The students stand in a circle and each think of a question related to an academic concept which has recently been covered. One of the students starts by asking the question to the student on their left, who answers and then sends the question on until everyone in …
The apprenticeship Materials: None Instructions: The class is divided into two halves who work within their own academic area. When the teacher says ‘apprenticeship’ they have to get together with someone from the other group and present their knowledge. They then swap roles so both get the chance to be the apprentice. View All PAL …
Get together MATERIALS: Two or three long ropes and a few notes/chalk Instructions: The long ropes get placed on the floor like a Venn-diagram and students write notes or write with chalk in the circles. Venn-diagrams are perfect to use when students have to compare something, find similarities and differences. Some ways to use it …
Yes or no Materials: Two long ropes and some academic questions Instructions: The two long ropes are placed on the floor in circles and represent respectively a ‘yes-circle’ and a ‘no-circle’. The teacher (or an individual student) makes a number of academic questions that can be answered with ‘yes’ or ‘no’. The teacher gives a …
Going home Materials: A skipping rope per student Instructions: Each student sits in their ‘home’ which is illustrated with a skipping rope that lies on the floor in a circle. All of their homes are randomly placed in a marked area. On the basis of this structure the activity can be organized in different ways …
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