What do you do when getting students to revise for assessments? Are you often in survival mode and just point to the textbook, slide resources or online videos? There are a multitude of learning activities that help students to revise for tests actively that don't all require copious amounts of preparation. And better yet, they have increased student participation and engagement as they don't rely on the old "chalk and talk" method of revision. Below are a list that I have used successfully in my classroom. Packman Remember the 80s computer game where the packman would run around a maze chomping fruit and avoiding the Ghosts? This activity is based on that concept. Start the game by allowing students to spread throughout the classroom. Ask questions related to the topic being studied, the first student to answer the question correctly gets to take one step. The aim of the game is to tag all other competitors out so that you are the last man standing. Thr
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