free starter activities
If you are a big fan of a 'silent starter' or like to have something ready on the desk, then please download these templates. More being added all the time.
GCSE Mixed starters
Create quick mixed starters for GCSE classes to prepare your students for mixed format exams
Students peer mark
Gives you lots of data
Can use as retrieval
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Here are 3 free ones to download.
TIERED WORDS
Simple activity challenge students to think of words in 3 tiers. You can name these as a group (Bronze silver gold etc.)
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Improves use of vocab in essays
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Can be used as a retrieval exercise
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Helps to encourage students to reread their notes
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Good to feedback as a class and share suggestions afterwards
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Can be live marked
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Rewards can be given for best tier 3 words
REVIEW SHEETS
USEFUL IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED A UNIT
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Students work back through notes / text book, or whole class with you
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Could also be given as homework
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Review the key theory, cases and vocab for that unit
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I made the template on Canva - it comes as a PDF so it's just here for inspiration.
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Idea adapted from a History starter
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version to download is just the 1.1 for the Edexcel A level
CRACK THE CODE
Thank you to Helena @LCBusinessJC for this idea please follow her on Twitter
Students have to fill in the blanks with keywords from the unit
Perfect for retrieval
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One A4 page could be projected and students just write down the answers
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The template is editable so you can add in a school logo or numbering
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Challenge students to do each letter in a different colour
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Includes answers on 2nd page
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Nice pairs activity
MATCH THE TERM TO THE DEFINITION
Students have to draw lines between the term and the definition, this was made in Canva and saved as a PDF
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Great for mixed ability
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Can be used on a white board and invite students up to draw lines
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Can be printed out for a silent starter
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Great for retrieval
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Ideal for boosting business terminology
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Download this example for 1.4.4 Edexcel GCSE
TARSIA MAKERS
This sample Tarsia comes as a PDF and is for Edexcel GCSE 1.4.1
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You do have to spend time making them and cutting them out, or send students a link and challenge them to make their own
WORD SEARCH MAKERS
This website makes FREE word searches which can be printed with no adverts but does not give a solution
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Download this example 1.4.2 Edexcel GCSE
CROSS WORD MAKERS
This crossword maker creates a PDF for free, then you need to press back and create a PDF of the solution
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Download this version for free for 1.4.3 marketing Mix
BINGO
This link makes 30 FREE different bingo sheets
You call out the definitions and students mark them off. Have a scoring system, for example:
4 in a row scores 5
4 corners scores 10
You can make them themed e.g. Christmas
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Good for:
Retrieval
Key words
Learning business terminology
CHAINS OF REASON
This is a chains of reason activity for 3 mark questions
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You can cut these up and get pairs to identify the two chains or ask students to write out their version of a 3 mark answer
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This one is for customer service but is intended as a template or idea
Quick to write a bank of these from the mark schemes of past papers.
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Example includes answer
