@kate_stockings Always done it! Takes a little time for year 7 to get their heads around but I found visualiser helps. Then other year groups, if books are messy they stay behind to tidy them, word gets rounds quick and I find keeps them tidy. Saves so much time.
@lifeatthenest Plus it can work the other way around if I would like them to attempt something in class, I point to to statement say it in English. I would then usually try to say thank you in their language.
@lifeatthenest For our students we print common phases and questions in English and their home language so they can point to the phase and then we repeat to them in English. โHelloโ, โI need the toilet', โplease could you repeatโ, do I need to write this? Book, pen, lesson list etc
@chatbiology We have a drop down in the summer term for year 10 and go to Battersea park. Each science group has a 2 hour slot to do the practical and have the write up to do at home. Central London so no green space on school site.
@chatbiology I do become the teacherโฆ.. they focus on one area in detail and collect information and then they teach each other so they then have a full set of notes.
@MrW_Science @tmscienceicons @adamboxer1 I would also suggest getting a routine to your lesson, it helps to speed my own planning. Retrieval, new learning, progress check, new learning, progress check exam questions. Helps with developing a routine in c/w as well, students know what to expect.
@MrW_Science @tmscienceicons @adamboxer1 I have ks3 and all of combined science and separate science for AQA if you let me know topics. Iโm more than happy to share.
@adamboxer1 Every term we have a lockdown drill. Also each year group throughout the first term have a emergency evacuation drill. This is quite early on in September for year 7.
@Ms_DJESS For us the students chose it as an option so three hours plus there four hours of science allocation. In year 11, that goes up another hour every 2 weeks. So year 10, 14 every 2 weeks, year 11, 15 every 2 weeks ๐
@CiaraMcleigh I tend to try and plan the answer as pairs, get feedback as a class then they attempt putting it into the 6 mark paragraph. Or I give a list of keywords and again pair work/ class discussion turn the keyword into a sentence then link these sentences together to form paragraph.