Learning Objectives

Understand the purpose and utility of mid plenaries and plenaries in lesson structures
2 Identify effective strategies for implementing mid plenaries and plenaries
3 Design and integrate mid plenary and plenary activities into a lesson plan

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 Key vocabulary

• mid plenary, plenary, formative

assessment, reflective learning,
consolidation, feedback, engagement,
peer assessment, self-assessment,
differentiation

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 Starter/Plenary Activity-Spin the Table

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa4crzmHlSM

T'N'T Teaching and Learning

• https://www.youtube.com/@TNTTeachingandLearning

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 In groups, participants will rotate
around stations with different mid
plenary and plenary strategies,
Main Activities 1."Checkpoint Carousel" discussing and noting their potential
impacts and how they could be
adapted for various scenarios. Time at
each station: 6 minutes.

Participants apply their knowledge by

drafting their own mid plenary and
plenary activities for an upcoming
2. "Plenary Planning Workshop"
lesson. Peer feedback is encouraged
to refine these drafts, with a focus on
practical application and creativity.

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Plenary

"Reflection Roundtable" Participants share their drafted activities, receiving group feedback and
discussing how these could effectively measure and extend learning. This
session will incorporate real-time edits to refine their final designs.

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Assessment and
feedback

• Assessment will be continuous through

observation, peer feedback during
activities, and review of participants'
created mid plenary and plenary
activities.
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Kahoot quiz
Differentiation

• "Participants can choose the complexity of the

plenary activities they design, and additional
resources are available for those who wish to
delve deeper into the topic. Group discussions
accommodate diverse perspectives."

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Content summary

• Incorporating mid plenary and

plenary activities in lessons helps
consolidate learning, assess
understanding, and foster
reflection. This lesson will equip
participants with the knowledge
and skills to effectively integrate
these checkpoints into their
teaching practices, enhancing
student engagement and learning
outcomes.
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SOME IDEAS OF PLENARY
Simply draw a pyramid on some paper
with six boxes. In the bottom three
boxes, ask children to write three
things they already knew. In the Provide students with answers, they
1. Guess the Question
middle two boxes, they can add have to guess the questions!
something new they've learned.
Finally, in the top box, they can write
something they want to know.

2. Just a Minute . 3.The KWL Approach

• Split the students into groups of three
• Give each group an envelope with key words
from today’s lesson
• The students take it in turns to explain the key
words to the rest of the group in under a minute
• The person to guess gets to choose the next key
word to explain to the group
• It may also be useful at the end of some lessons
to use the KWL approach to gather information
which can help you to decide what to do in the
next lesson.
• Ask pupils to feed back to you:
• What I already Know
• What I Want to know
• What I have Learnt

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 Give me ten (or five): Learners are asked to rank ten things they learned from reading the text. They then write down why they
chose that particular item. The teacher reads these responses aloud and discusses them together

Visual Summaries: Students work individually to create a poster summarizing their thinking about the topic.

Exit tickets :are a really plenary activity that works great as a starting point because it gives students practice using their listening
skills while also giving teachers time to prepare materials. It’s easy to see why exit tickets are such popular activities

Keyword bingo: This is an excellent way for students to practice their keyword skills, as it allows them to use these words in
context. The teacher should provide some examples of what each word means so that students are able to make connections
between the terms.

Word wall: A simple yet effective method of engaging all pupils in a lesson. A large sheet of paper has been divided into four
columns; two contain definitions of the vocabulary used in the lesson, whilst the remaining two columns ask questions relating
to the meaning of those words. Pupils take turns writing answers to the questions in the second column. When finished, they
pass the board around the room where classmates read over their contributions before adding any new ones.

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The plenary Wheel spins and stops on one of
six activities that include

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• Write down three things you have learnt
about plenaries today and one question
that you have.

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 • Write down three top tips you
would give a teacher about
planning a plenary
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Analyse
examples of
Plenaries
Think back to
the plenaries
that we have
tried this session

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 PLENARY
REVIEW
GRID

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 DIGI
PLENARY

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•Thank you
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