The first ever resource I published on twitter and TES was the 5 minute Past Paper Analysis based on the famous '5 Minute Lesson Plan' designed by @teachertoolkit and which has seen been adapted by @MathedUp. I tend to retest content every half term which forces students to constantly revise everything we have covered so far and therefore track progress over time.
Exam race track (based on 1st XI idea via @ASTsupportAAli). Prior to our revision sessions, students received a checklist for the unit they needed to revise for (see image). Each statement on the checklist was numbered and referred back to the exam board specification. Students were then asked to read each statement, decide how confident they were about each statement and record the statement number in one of the boxes on the race track in pencil. 'Fully confident, no revision needed' would go in the final box by the finish line (statements 2,23,14 in this example shown in the image), 'not a clue' would go in the box by the start line statements 15 and 6 as shown in the image), etc. After each revision lesson the race track was then adjusted and handed back to me so that I could plan for the next lesson and provide differentiated activities. The aim was to have all statements near the finish line by the end of the revision season.
To download an editable copy of the race track click here, for a pdf copy click here.
To download an editable copy of the race track click here, for a pdf copy click here.
Combining Homework and Revision
Having read Geoff Petty's book 'Evidence based teaching', I decided to try and set up a half termly revision/homework timetable in an attempt to encourage students to revise little and often, while at the same time I can be confident that I have set homework in line with my faculty homework policy.
EXAM TECHNIQUE
As I am marking my students' 'Revisathon' work and past paper responses, I notice classical errors being made over and over again. In an attempt to eradicate those mistakes, I am going to trial this new resource in the coming weeks. At the beginning of each lesson, students will get a number of 'Safety Check' cards (laminated) to evaluate; hopefully this will make students more alert to incorrect or incomplete phrases. Click here to download the template.
KS 3 QWC Clapper Boards
Download a set of 15 year 9 chemistry 6 mark questions based on the KS3 Activate scheme of learning: Clapper boards
Alternatively, download the template for your own questions here.
Alternatively, download the template for your own questions here.