It never occurred to me that if I was
wandering around the classroom, talking as I walked, that the students behind me could probably not hear me well.
You can get a low impact cardio workout with it that will be far less stressful on your joints than
dancing around a classroom to loud club music.
Each group will make a visual representation of findings in bullet form or using images on large chart paper to be
posted around the classroom.
These cards can be printed for each pupil, for literacy writing and spelling tasks and also make a great
display around the classroom or at home.
But the very design of the traditional school — four
walls around a classroom and a teacher driving student learning — was making it impossible to truly think outside the box.
Challenge the groups of students to
look around the classroom and observe with an eye for greater detail — especially for imperfections they see in the classroom.
Instead of the usual teacher - as - presenter and student - as - listener format, try printing out your presentation and posting it
all around your classroom or an available hallway.