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Fiona Sutherland, Stirling
Monday, August 24, 2009
"For some of the days, the answers would be useful. Is this possible?"
Transum,
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
"Dear Fiona,
Most of the starters have the answers at the bottom of the page. Scroll down and you'll find the answers for today's starter."
Mr Conway, Trent Valley Academy
Friday, September 16, 2011
"My year 9 class did this in less than 1 minute."

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Note to teacher: Doing this activity once with a class helps students develop strategies. It is only when they do this activity a second time that they will have the opportunity to practise those strategies. That is when the learning is consolidated. Click the button above to regenerate another version of this starter from random numbers.

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Do you have "Laptops in Lessons"?

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	Teacher, do your students have access to computers? Do you have "Laptops in Lessons"? Whether your students each have a TabletPC or share a desktop PC, this activity lends itself to eLearning (Engaged Learning).