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Prompt cards offer a straightforward yet powerful tool for discreetly implementing differentiated instruction.

These cards can be employed in numerous ways after distribution among learners:

• Topic Introduction: To assess existing knowledge levels.

• Session Review: To reinforce material from a previous or current lesson.

• Flexible Learning: As a quick activity or enrichment opportunity.

• Revision Activities: For engaging review games.

Here are some suggested strategies for utilizing prompt cards:

• Group Research: Distribute cards to group members, task them with independent research, and have them share their findings with the group.

• Individual Recall: Provide cards to learners, then ask each learner to detail everything they know about their card's topic, followed by group discussion.

• Time-Limited Responses: Impose a one-minute time limit per card to accelerate the lesson's pace.

• Team Quiz (Key Word Identification):

  • This is a timed competition where the team that accurately identifies the most prompt cards wins.

  • Divide the class into teams.

  • Only one team participates at a time, while the others observe.

  • Place a learner in a "hot seat" and display a prompt card behind them, visible to all teams.

  • The "hot seat" learner must guess the card's content based on clues provided by their teammates.

  • Upon a correct guess, the learner exits the "hot seat" and is replaced by the next teammate.

  • Continue this process until the timer expires (2-3 minutes per team).

  • (Note: This game is energetic, rapid-paced, and potentially noisy. Be prepared.)

Recognise that prompt card usage can stimulate extensive discussion. If not managed, this could consume significant class time; conversely, it can be used for a full-session activity.