Starters

• Give pupils the answer to the question and they are to decide what they think the question might be.

• An alternative is to give the result of an experiment and the pupils are then to decide what caused this result to take place

• The end of a story could be given to the pupils and they are to decide what they think may have happened before this.

• A moral issue is stated. Pupils are then to create a dilemma that illustrates this moral issue.

Pupils are given a stimulus that they are to respond to with their own viewpoint, giving reasons why they think this.

Pupils are given a series of images, statements, numbers etc and have to identify which one is the odd one out. They must also explain why their chosen one is the odd one out.

Display an incorrect answer to a question, problem or task. Pupils must identify the errors in the work.

Previously you will have chosen just one area of each pupil's work to mark and will have drawn a yellow box around it. You will have given specific feedback on this section. Pupils are then given time at the start of the lesson to act on the feedback given a improve the work highlighted based on the feedback given.

Pupils are given a key concept or topic and are to identify in response to this:

3 Words

2 Questions

1 Metaphor/Simile

Display an image relevant to your lesson and looking at the image, pupils are to respond to three questions:

• • • What do you see?

    • What do you think is going on?

    • What does it make you wonder?

Looking at an object or image, pupils are to:

• Name It. Name a feature of the object that you notice.

• Explain It. What could it be? What function might it serve? Why might it be there?

• Give Reasons. What makes you say that? Or why do you think it happened that way?

Pupils are to see how long a list of facts/ answers/ ideas they can come up with in relation to a stimulus you have given.

Look closely at a small bit of image that is revealed.

• What do you see or notice?

• What is your interpretation?

• What are you wondering?

Look at more of the image:

• What new things do you see?

• Does this change your interpretation?  

• What new things are you wondering about?

• What new things are you wondering about? 

Pupils are given assessment criteria and peer assess their partner's work from the previous lesson against this criteria and give feedback on what they did well and how they could improve.

Pupils are given the topic or subject of the lesson and are to consider:

•  What do you think you know already?

•  What questions or puzzles do you have about this topic?

•  How might you explore the puzzles around this topic?

Pupils are shown the Critical Skills framework and in their jotter are to set their own target for one of these skills in today's lesson.