Presentation used as a starter or plenary in a KS3/4 History lesson. Presentation contains 52 challenges in which there is a varied level of difficulty to allow for a differentiation of task relevant to students ability. In each challenge the students are presented with 3 “headlines” and a picture which all relate to a specific year. The students will select the correct year from a grid and, if correct, will be given more information to promote discussion. The whole presentation contains 108 slides with hyperlinks for ease of navigation embedded throughout.

These activities are designed for use as a starter or a plenary activity in a range of curriculum areas. They also have the potential to be used as an activity during a registration/tutorial period. For maximum effect they should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. There are four slides relating to a number of topics. The first slide does not give the pupils the words they are searching for, they will use prior knowledge of a topic. The second slide gives the list of words to find, the third slide gives the “answers”. The fourth slide is a printer friendly (monochrome) version of slide 1 for use in a cover lesson. The whole presentation contains 88 slides with Hyperlinks embedded for ease of navigation.

Presentation designed for potential use as a starter or a plenary activity in KS3/4/5 Chemistry/science. Presentation contains 20 challenges, each one related to a different element in the Periodic Table. A challenge should take no more than 5 minutes. In each challenge students are given 5 “clues” relating to information about a mystery element. The clues are hierarchical from the obscure to the more obvious. Students are tasked with using knowledge and scientific reasoning to identify the element. The whole presentation contains 42 slides with hyperlinks embedded throughout.

Presentation designed to support students’ awareness of world Geography and to increase familiarity with Atlas skills. The presentation consists of 10 different challenges that follow the same format. The presentation can be used as a starter/plenary or expanded to cover a lesson to support cover lessons/non specialist staff by the usage of included printable slides relating to the tasks. In each challenge students are presented with a list of 10 countries/cities and asked to compare them to the UK or London. Use of the Atlas is at the teacher’s discretion. The whole presentation contains 33 slides.

This activity is designed for use as a no preparation starter or plenary activity for Maths. There are 10 challenges which are increasingly difficult. In each challenge the students are tasked with using logic and mathematical process to complete the Furoshiki grid. Each activity should take no more than 5 minutes to complete and all challenges are available on a printer friendly monochrome slide to facilitate homework or cover lesson activities. The whole presentation contains 33 slides with hyperlinks embedded throughout.

Presentation designed for potential use as a starter or a plenary activity in KS3/4 PE. There is also the potential to be used as providing meaningful work for a “classroom” lesson. For maximum effect presentation should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. The activity has been used successfully in a tutorial session and as a springboard to a PSHE activity. The whole presentation contains 10 challenges over 21 slides with hyperlinks embedded throughout.

This presentation was designed to provide an appropriate alternative to those occasions when normal PE activities are not available. There are 10 different sports related challenges, each challenge consists of 10 questions from a range of sporting activities. Use of a library or ICT facilities are at the teacher’s discretion. There is also the option to print off each challenge to provide a no preparation resource to support a cover lesson situation. The whole presentation contains 32 slides with hyperlinks embedded throughout.

Activities are designed for use as a starter or plenary in KS3 Music. There is also the possibility of use as providing meaningful “cover” work or as homework activities. There are 9 different challenges which all follow the same format. A word search based on a topic from KS3 syllabus is presented in 4 different ways to allow an element of differentiation, 2 of the presentations are in print friendly monochrome to potentially support non specialist teachers, a no preparation homework or a cover lesson. The activity can be a springboard for extended research tasks. The whole presentation contains 57 slides with hyperlinks embedded throughout.

These 20 activities are designed to be used as a starter or a plenary in a Geography/Humanities lesson. They can used as starter or plenary activities. There is also the potential to use in to provide meaningful activities for cover lessons. For maximum effect they should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. Hyperlinks are embedded throughout the 62 slide presentation. 20 un-named British towns and cities are marked; pupils may use prior knowledge or Atlas at the teachers discretion to identify each city. Notes on each town and city as well as “trivia” information can be used to stimulate discussion.

Presentation designed for potential use as a starter or a plenary activity in Key Stage 3/4 History. A significant historical figure is “identified” by 5 key words relating to key incidents of that person. Students are asked to identify the hidden person based on the clues given. The 5 clues begin with most obscure becoming more obvious, students encouraged to discuss the potential significance of each clue. The whole presentation contains 25 different challenges and 52 slides

These 10 challenging activities are designed for used as a starter or plenary in a Science lesson and are intended to extend and reinforce students’ knowledge of the Periodic table. For maximum effect they should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. There is also the potential for use as meaningful task in a cover or non-specialist lesson. Printable (monochrome) copies of each task are available to facilitate library or homework tasks. Hyperlinks are embedded in the black/red arrows on each slide for ease of navigation.

On January 20th 2025 Donald J Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America. This followed the Tenure of Joe Biden (46th) and Trump for his first term on January 20th, 1917. This presentation is designed to be used as a springboard for a research activity in a range of curriculum areas. It can also be used as a free-standing starter activity in a number of areas including History, Citizenship and Politics. The whole presentation consists of 40 multiple choice questions relating to those who have served before Trump. There is also the facility to print a paper set of questions to facilitate homework/library activities. The whole presentation consists of 87 slides and hyperlinks are embedded.

These activities are designed for use as a starter or plenary in KS3 English. There is also the possibility of use as providing meaningful “cover” work or as an activity for tutor time. There are 10 different challenges which all follow the same format. Each challenge begins with a 3 letter root word and the students are presented with 8 “clues” of increasing difficulty in which they are tasked with decoding the extension of the root word into another. The clues are revealed automatically in sequence to maintain student focus. The whole presentation contains 14 slides with clearly marked hyperlinks embedded throughout for ease of navigation.

This presentation may be used as a no preparation starter or a plenary activity in a KS, 3 or 4 Science lesson. There is also a potential use as a cover lesson. Based on the traditional TV program format, there are 26 activities, one for each letter of the alphabet. In each activity a scientific term is revealed and 4 “definitions” are offered. The students are challenged to decide which is the correct definition and why the other three are false. Hyperlinks are embedded to the correct answer and to other subsequent questions.

This presentation may be used as a preparation free starter or a plenary activity in a stage 3 or 4 Chemistry lesson to reinforce understanding of the Periodic Table. There are 10 different challenges which all follow the same format. The students, either individually or in pairs/groups have a given period of time to try to find the hidden element. The sentence which contains the element may help identify the correct answer. The whole presentation contains 23 slides and hyperlinks are embedded throughout the presentation for ease of navigation. Click on the “atom” below to access the teachers notes.

This presentation is the second in a series of designed for potential use as a starter or a plenary activity in English. Presentations 2,3 and 4 which follow the same format are available on this platform at an appropriate price. In each challenge students are challenged, individually or in groups, to “decode” meaning and identify the word which best maintains the sentence meaning. For maximum it should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. The whole presentation contains 10 challenges and 23 slides. There are also monochrome printable activities to facilitate homework or a cover lesson.

This presentation is the third in a series of designed for potential use as a starter or a plenary activity in English. Presentations 2,3 and 4 which follow the same format are available on this platform at an appropriate price. In each challenge students are challenged, individually or in groups, to “decode” meaning and identify the word which best maintains the sentence meaning. For maximum it should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. The whole presentation contains 10 challenges and 23 slides. There are also monochrome printable activities to facilitate homework or a cover lesson.

This presentation is the fourth in a series of designed for potential use as a free starter or a plenary activity in English. Presentations 2,3 and 4 which follow the same format are available on this platform at an appropriate price. In each challenge students are challenged, individually or in groups, to “decode” meaning and identify the word which best maintains the sentence meaning. For maximum it should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. The whole presentation contains 10 challenges and 23 slides. There are also monochrome printable activities to facilitate homework or a cover lesson.

This presentation designed for potential use as a no preparation starter or activity in a registration period,. Presentations which follow the same format in other subject areas including History and Science are also available on this platform. The 26 questions linked to Christmas relate to a combination of Religious and Secular issues. The presentation contains 26 questions (one for each letter of the alphabet) and has has been constructed to run automatically with a 10 second delay between each question. For maximum effect they should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. The whole presentation contains 38 slides. Click on the “Santa” below to go to the launch page.

Activities are designed for use as an enjoyable end of term activity. 60 trivia questions (10 groups of 6) are given covering obscure and unusual (mainly secular) facts about the Christmas period. Pupils, individually or in groups, simply suggest if these are true or false. Answers are given and hyperlinks by arrows throughout the presentation. For most effective use they should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. The whole presentation contains 21 slides.

Presentation designed for use as a starter or a plenary activity in KS2/3 English. There is also the option to use the printer friendly versions of all 10 tasks to provide meaningful activities for a cover lesson or homework. There are 10 challenges which all follow the same format. In each challenge the pupils are presented with two clues which, when decoded will give a pair of homophone words. When introduced from a whiteboard each activity should take no more than 5 minutes to complete and check. The whole presentation contains35 slides with embedded hyperlinks for ease of navigation.