Make sense of it
Draw it
Draw it asks pupils to draw and label an idea from what they have learnt, not by copying a picture, with a short list of what the drawing must show.
The real slide Chalk makes, in the Classroom look. Every word is written for your lesson when you use it.
How to run it
- Say what the drawing must show and label.
- Pupils draw from memory, then check against their notes.
- Compare two drawings and talk about what each shows well.
Why it works
Drawing makes pupils turn words into a picture of the idea, which shows gaps and helps it stick.
In other subjects
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Use in Slides
Chalk plans a deck with this task in it, written for your lesson.
Make it in Drawing CoachThe Chalk tool this task comes from, for a printable or interactive version.
Read about the idea behind it