Starters and Plenaries in Geography Helen Humphries KS3 Consultant, Bradford
Objectives To develop an understanding of the value and significance of starter and plenary sessions To provide examples of a range of different starters To provide examples of different types of plenaries
Jigsaws Laminate and cut up photographs ( normally into 8 pieces). Number them and give one to each pupil/ pair of pupils. Ask them to look carefully and try and work out what the photo is about. Then get them to join up with the adjacent number- e.g. 1 and 2, 3 and 4, etc Then get the 1,2,3 and 4s together and 5,6,7, 8. Generates mystery, it’s a kinaesthetic activity and there’s lots of talk
Starters Engage Challenge Pace Expectation Differentiate Variety Planned Evaluation Synthesis Analysis Application Comprehension Knowledge
Plenaries Consolidate understanding Reflect on what and how learned Predict/ hypothesise Highlight achievement Assessment for learning- Planned
Images Starters Ask questions Answer questions Title Description Sequence
Who are these men and what are they doing? Who is this man and what is she doing? What is he carrying and why? Where is this? What is he carrying?
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Questions Starter- ask them Plenary- answer them Classification based on Blooms Jeopardy- this is the answer, what’s the question Enquiry
What questions would you like to ask about this picture?
Can you find the questions? Here is a list of answers. Try to work out what the questions were? Constructive plate boundary Destructive plate boundary Geology Metamorphic The Earth Fossils The inner core The mantle An eruption
Cartoons Issues Draw own Meaning
Terms and Definitions Card sorts Pair to groups True/ false Odd one out Taboo Diamond ranking
WordPairGroup Group evaluation / 5 ( include reasons Infiltration Surface run-off Groundwater flow Transpiration
Golden Rules Graphs Pieces of writing- different genres
The golden rules for a good graph 11223344551122334455
Golden rules of starters and plenaries? 123
Picture acknowledgements Kobe pictures Migration photos 01immigration.jpg 01immigration.jpg 01immigration.jpg Globalisation haelparry.jpg haelparry.jpg haelparry.jpg Acid Rain Tropical rainforest lerchenfeld.ac.at/kikuki/galerie/henri_rousseau_wald_mit_sonne.jpg lerchenfeld.ac.at/kikuki/galerie/henri_rousseau_wald_mit_sonne.jpg lerchenfeld.ac.at/kikuki/galerie/henri_rousseau_wald_mit_sonne.jpg