INTRODUCTION: THE EDUCATIONAL THEORIES THAT REALLY MATTER
FIVE STARTER ACTIVITIES
1. Recall without Rabbits
2. Mind the Gap
3. Word Chain Warm Up
4. Visual or Musical Mystery
5. Odd One Out
TEACHING THROUGH MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
Show Your Intelligence
THE FAMILY
Family Time Line
Feminism and Patriarchy Continuum
De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats ®: Discussion of Conventional Family with Mind Maps
MEDIA
News Values Identification
Critical Thinking: Do the Media Encourage Aggression?
Introducing Research Methods and Media through a Short Investigation
EDUCATION
Thinking Critically about Gender and Education
Education Matchmaker Revision Cards
THEORY AND METHODS
From Pre-Modernity to Post-modernity Using Different Learning Styles
Evaluating Research Methods
Revision Card Activity (Theory and methods definitions)
WORLD SOCIOLOGY
Concept Map on Women, Health and Development
International Drugs Trade Sorting and Evaluation Task
RELIGION
Creative Thinking about Religious Perspectives
Religion or Not a Religion? a Continuum of Ideas
Secular or Religious Society? Continuum or Diamond Ranking Activity
CRIME AND DEVIANCE
Crime and Gender; A Critical Thinking and Essay Writing Exercise
Why is Gaz in Court for Mugging? Mystery Solving
Left Realism through Creative Thinking
Left Realist Attitudes to Policing Decision Making Activity
Subculture Cartoons
STUDY SKILLS
Planning an Evaluation Essay
Using Library Resources and Effective Reading
Improving Memory Techniques
Critical Thinking: Analogies in Sociology
Critical Thinking: Finding Flaws in Sociology
SIX REVISION STRATEGIES
1. Intra-class Quiz
2. Presentations from Memory
3. Dice Memory Game
4. Revision Template
5. Continuum of Ideas
6. Move Along There, Please!
TEN ACTIVITIES FOR SPARE MOMENTS
1. Find your Partners
2. Cloze Exercise
3. Durkheim says Brain Gym
4. Stand up, Sit down Quiz
5. Complete the Mind Map
6. Maps from Memory
7. Discussing Media Items
8. Card Sorting
9. Effective Note-making
10. Alternate Crosswords
TEN IDEAS FOR END OF TERM FUN
1. Sociology Charades
2. Sociology Rebus
3. Sociology Hangman
4. Act Out a Study
5. Hot Seating a Sociologist
6. Twenty Questions
7. Who am I?
8. Making a Documentary
9. Sociology Rap
10. Silly Sociologists
APPLYING THE STRATEGIES TO OTHER TOPICS
BIBLIOGRAPHY