TEACHING STRATEGY

Strategies
These strategies....

Tuning in

Finding out

Sorting out

Developing
values

Making
decisions

Speaking out

Reflecting

can be used to determine students current knowledge, skills and

attitudes prior to planning a program. They will engage and focus
students in the learning experiences and content.
Before and after, Card clusters, Graffiti, KWL (know, want to know,
learnt), One minute challenge, Question partners, Quiz
encourage investigation and independent learning about key
health and safety concepts.
Brainstorm, Circle talk, Head talk, Jigsaw, Placemat, Rip and review,
Scavenger hunt, Simulated Streamline, Surveys, Viewing
encourage the analysis, organisation, review and reflection of
information.
Mind maps, 90 degree thinking, T and Y charts, Venn diagram,
Written responses
allow students to identify, discuss and develop positive attitudes
towards safer and healthier lifestyles.
Choose a corner, My attitude my action, Oxford style debate, Values
continuum, Values voting
provide opportunities for students to develop decision-making
skills to enable them to make safer and healthier choices.
Decision-making model, Fortune teller, Helpful and positive
thinking, Hypothetical, PNI (positive, negative and interesting),
Problem predicting, Role-play, Send a problem, Snap decisions
provide opportunities for students to develop the
communication and negotiation skills required for safer and
healthier choices.
Chook house speeches, Health promotions, Think-pair-share, Toss a
die, Vox pop interviews
allow students to identify, discuss and consider the changes in
their understandings, attitudes and values.
Reflective questions, Thought shapes, 3-2-1 reflect, Unfinished
sentences