Learning Grids
15MLF SM
5th November 2014
What is a Learning Gird?
• A 6x6 grid, created by you, by students or
collaboratively
• Each cell contains a piece of information, an
idea or a visual stimulus related to your
curriculum area
• Students roll dice (first number = horizontal
axis, second number = vertical access) to
select and respond to cells
Literary Terminology Learning Grid
War Poetry Learning Grid
King Lear Learning Grid Shared Online
What can Learning Girds be Used for?
• Generating ideas (e.g. features to include in a
story or a speaking task)
• Practising a skill (e.g. equations to complete)
• Making links (between any different components
of a topic)
• Varying exam preparation activities (e.g. cells for
different concepts, for exam questions, for
marking completed questions)
• Creating revision concept maps (connecting the
contents of each cell as it is rolled)
Why use Learning Grids?
• Rolling the dice to generate new tasks allows students to
work independently and at their own pace: good for
generating ‘flow’
• Good activity for paired work, which allows students to
collaborate and peer-teach
• Elements of randomness and challenge are highly
motivational
• By creating their own learning grids, students synthesise
and prioritise knowledge about a topic
• Relatively easy to differentiate (change a small number of
cells, deal with one cell or connect two or more, work your
way across the grid rather than select at random)
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