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Exit cards Exit cards require students to write a response to questions or prompts at the end of a lesson. For students, exit slips serve as a way of reviewing content and enhance their metacognitive skills. They can also be used by teachers to determine where students are now in their learning and next steps. How to do it Decide what you’d like to find out about students’ learning at the end of the lesson. Write a question…

Print as many hats as you need for group or individual discussion. Laminate if possible as the resource may be reused. Cut out and distribute to students. Dr Edward de Bono's Six thinking hats Red Hat Intuition, hunches & feelings White hat Information available & needed, facts and data Yellow hat Benefits, values & positive aspects Black hat…

Thinking routines support students to make their ideas visible and accessible. They are often accompanied by graphic organisers that structure student thinking and reasoning. See also: Templates Compass points This thinking routine is used to assist students in thinking deeply about a proposition or idea from a range of perspectives. How to do it Present an idea to students. Ask students to look at the idea using the compass rose…

  Video viewing guide: Four brothers lost in battle - Video viewing guide   Linked activities: Life and sacrifice during World War I (AC v9.0) Life and sacrifice during World War I (AC v8.4)  

Lord of the Cranes – Story   Linked activity: Exploring financial and ethical concepts through folktales (AC v9.0) Exploring financial and ethical concepts through folktales (AC v8.4)  

Australia’s response to help Fiji recover from Tropical Cyclone Winston – Infographic    Linked activities: Australian Government responses to natural disasters overseas (AC v9.0) Australian Government responses to natural disasters overseas (AC v8.4)  

  This video explains what tax is, who collects it and what it is used for.   Linked activity: The benefits of tax