Experiment Explore Expand Co-operate Contribute Collaborate Communicate Dare To challenge Excel To exceed Create To innovate Share To synergise Examine Remember Rehearse Reflect Refine Invent Initiate Imagine Investigate Four to Grow Activity Generator Four to Grow Activity Generator

Experiment (The process of testing in order to make a discovery) Predictions Think about what you have learned in today’s lesson. Make three predictions as to what you think we will be learning about next lesson. How will the lesson start? end? How will it link to today’s learning? Back home

Examine (To inspect thoroughly, to test the proficiency of someone) ‘4 to Grow’ 1)Pick one of the skills and explain how you have used it today… 2)Pick one of the skills and explain how you have improved it today… 3) Pick one of the skills and explain how you will aim to use it or improve it next time… Back home DareExcel Create Share

Explore (Travel through an unfamiliar area in order to learn more about it) Today we have been studying…….. Write down 5 questions you would still like to explore about our topic. Back home

Expand (Make larger or more extensive. Give a fuller version of) A-Z Write down a key word for our topic area for as many letters of the alphabet as you can. Back home Can also do it verbally. Ask students/groups to shout out when you give them a letter.

Cooperate (To work jointly towards the same end) In pairs discuss the answers to these questions: What if we hadn ’ t done today ’ s lesson? What if you weren ’ t allowed to know what we ’ ve learnt today? What if everything I ’ ve told you today was false? Back home

Contribute (To give in order to achieve something) Continuum Back home Make a continuum in the room with strongly for and strongly against at either end. Students must give reasons to justify the position on the continuum they choose.

Collaborate (Work jointly on an activity or project) Give students concepts/ideas/things to draw whilst others have to guess what they are Back home Can divide group into teams to make it competitive

Communicate (Share or exchange information) Just a Minute One student starts to speak about a topic. At the first repetition, pause or mistake another takes over - and so on until the minute is up. Back home

Remember (To be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something from the past) Back home

Rehearse (To practise (a play, piece of music, or other work) for later public performance) Back home Students have to produce a freeze-frame showing one aspect of their learning.

Reflect (Think deeply or carefully about) Tell me three things… Back home You have learnt today You have done well Your group has done well You would like to find out more about You know now that you didn’t know 55 minutes ago

Refine (Make minor changes so as to improve) Peer/Self Assessment Back home Students asked to swap classwork and peer assess this based on the success criteria set. Give targets for improvement. Students respond to feedback

Invent (Create or design something that has not existed before) Back home Devise a new invention that relates to what we have been studying this lesson

Initiate (Cause a process or action to begin) Everyday people Back home How can you link today ’ s lesson to your everyday life? In what contexts would you encounter what we have learned about today in your day-to-day life? How can you use what we have learned to day in your life inside and outside of school?

Imagine (Form a mental image or concept of) Back home Smile Imagine a time when something good happened to you, It could be a big thing like winning a prize or cup, or something simple like laughing with friends. Hold that image and think about how it felt. Imagine you have that same feeling now and smile. What a lovely way to end the lesson!

Investigate (Carry out research or an inquiry) Back home Be ready to feedback on your classmates!