Learning grids – linking to learn

John Mitchell@Jivespin

What is a learning grid?The activity itself involves a grid of 12 to 16 squares – each square is numbered. In each square there is a word or image – they are all connected to a topic or a sub-topic.

The grid can either be given to students on paper or projected from a PowerPoint slide.

You will need 12 sided dice for the students to complete the activity.

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5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

Prohibition

1Write 5 quiz

questions based on this lesson for

a classmate

2Write a Facebook

status for a key character in this

lesson

35-3-1 - 5 sentences on what you have

learnt, 3 key word, 1 key point

4Design a poster

advertising what you have learned

in this lesson

5Design a word

cloud in the shape the summarises

your learning

6 Tweet what you

have learned this lesson in 140 characters.

7Pick 5 key words from this lesson

and write a question for them

8Design a cartoon

showing what you have learned in

this lesson

9Draw a brain and fill it with what

you have learned in this lesson

10Peer assess a

classmate’s work based on lesson success criteria

11Create a mind map to review your learning

12Describe what

you have learned in this lesson in a rap/song/poem

Plenary learning grid – throw the dice and complete the plenary dependent on which number you throw

Why use a learning grid in your lesson?Engaging and challenging activity.

Encourages students to make links between different areas within a topic.

Encourages students to apply their knowledge and use subject specific vocabulary.

Allows students to work collaboratively.

Excellent revision and reviewing strategy.

Further informationwww.jivespin.wordpress.com for examples of learning grids.

M. Burn and A. Griffith, Engaging Learners, [Crown Press, 2012].

S. Chapman, S. Garnett and A. Jervis, Spoon Feed No More: Improving Classroom Performance, [Crown Press, 2012]