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First five minutes: task-start planner
A short planning tool for making the beginning of independent work clearer and more achievable without lowering the learning goal.
- For
- Teachers & TAs
- Format
- Planning tool
- Time
- 10 min
- Access
- Members
Preview
What this resource helps you do
Map the first five minutes of a task: what pupils see, hear and need to do, then remove one avoidable barrier to starting.
Inside the full resource
- • A concise evidence-informed overview
- • Prompts for discussion and reflection
- • An adaptable checklist or planning template
- • Suggested next steps and related reading