Topsy Page 29 January 2021 Tips and techniques Live online lessons - talk tip Topsy Page 29 January 2021 Tips and techniques Instantly make learning more interactive, and talk more purposeful
Topsy Page 15 January 2021 Tips and techniques Three lovely activities to raise spirits Topsy Page 15 January 2021 Tips and techniques Community-building activities which are good for wellbeing as well as vocabulary development
Topsy Page 18 December 2020 Thoughts, Recommended reading, Tips and techniques Take five minutes for pupil voice Topsy Page 18 December 2020 Thoughts, Recommended reading, Tips and techniques How will you know it’s working if you don’t ask?
Topsy Page 11 December 2020 Tips and techniques PMIQ: a simple structure for talk Topsy Page 11 December 2020 Tips and techniques Encouraging pupils to think more deeply in reflection and talk time
Topsy Page 4 December 2020 Resources, Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus Talking Point – Rights of living things Topsy Page 4 December 2020 Resources, Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus A resource to get pupils thinking and talking about whether living things have rights
Topsy Page 27 November 2020 Tips and techniques, Thoughts Is it worth cutting up bits of paper? Topsy Page 27 November 2020 Tips and techniques, Thoughts The case for giving a hands-on focus to classroom talk tasks
Topsy Page 20 November 2020 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Do you comment enough? Topsy Page 20 November 2020 Tips and techniques, Practical examples An important technique for developing language
Topsy Page 13 November 2020 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Should everyone talk to the class? Topsy Page 13 November 2020 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Three essential ingredients to ensure pupils have the confidence to speak in front of their peers
Topsy Page 6 November 2020 Tips and techniques Get up, stand up... Topsy Page 6 November 2020 Tips and techniques Pupils often benefit from the option to stand whilst talking - here are some of the reasons, and some tips
Topsy Page 23 October 2020 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus Traditional tales can get children thinking and talking Topsy Page 23 October 2020 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus Try using a well-known story such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears as a stimulus for classroom talk or P4C
Topsy Page 16 October 2020 Tips and techniques A question a day… Topsy Page 16 October 2020 Tips and techniques Use these questions to get pupils talking every day
Topsy Page 9 October 2020 Tips and techniques A P4C game that raises awareness about listening and talking Topsy Page 9 October 2020 Tips and techniques A quick, active game that helps pupils reflect on their own talk
Topsy Page 2 October 2020 Tips and techniques, Recommended reading Talk Top Tips – essential viewing for EYFS practitioners Topsy Page 2 October 2020 Tips and techniques, Recommended reading Share this 4 minute video with your Early Years colleagues
Topsy Page 18 September 2020 Tips and techniques Teaching Assistants – when to step in? Topsy Page 18 September 2020 Tips and techniques How to tell whether a pupil is stretching themself but not slipping into ‘panic zone’!
Topsy Page 21 August 2020 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus P4C sitting in rows? Topsy Page 21 August 2020 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus Tips, games and stimuli to help you maintain high-quality P4C in these unusual times
Topsy Page 7 August 2020 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus P4C planning tip – Big ideas Topsy Page 7 August 2020 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus An enjoyable P4C prep task for the Summer break
Topsy Page 24 July 2020 Tips and techniques, Recommended reading, P4C/Talk stimulus What would you do if you could turn invisible? Topsy Page 24 July 2020 Tips and techniques, Recommended reading, P4C/Talk stimulus A thought experiment to consider
Topsy Page 17 July 2020 Tips and techniques Quick Talk and P4C game: Connection Challenge Topsy Page 17 July 2020 Tips and techniques Get students thinking and talking with a game that only takes moments to set up.
Topsy Page 10 July 2020 Tips and techniques, Research Talk tips for teaching assistants: praise Topsy Page 10 July 2020 Tips and techniques, Research How to give praise – and how not to – based on the research
Topsy Page 26 June 2020 Tips and techniques Communication games (non-contact!) Topsy Page 26 June 2020 Tips and techniques Seven quick activities to develop talk, listening and non-verbal communication
