A Diamond 9 activity for pupils to discuss and decide which rules are most/least desirable in the classroom environment. Contains 2 printable PowerPoint resources. Fully customisable. If you’re short on planning time and the kids have access to scissors then allow the kids to cut out copies of slide 2 If you like to pre-plan activites so you can re-use resources, print slides 3-11 and guillotine them all together to save time on grouping together (9 sets).

Beat the clock. 30 plot/context question and answer cards. Read the question on the first card, the answer is on the second card. Read the question on the second card, the third card has the answer… and so on. The answer to card 30 is on card 1. Any card can be used to start. Distribute all the cards and time how long it takes the class to complete the whole chain of 30 questions. Record the time to be beaten the next time you play. Easy to cut out. 3 A4 pages.

Beat the clock. 30 simple plot/context question and answer cards. Read the question on the first card, the answer is on the second card. Read the question on the second card, the third card has the answer… and so on. The answer to card 30 is on card 1. Any card can be used to start. Distribute all the cards and time how long it takes the class to complete the whole chain of 30 questions. Record the time to be beaten the next time you play. Easy to cut out. 3 A4 pages.