Ways to introduce learning objectives

Facebook Status

Give your Learning Objective in the form of a Facebook

Using a Dictation

Dictate 5 sentences that hint at the Learning

Anagrams

Rearrange the Learning Objective as an anagram - students try to

3-2-1

Post a Learning Objective. Ask students to write:
3 - things I

Write the Learning Objective on the Whiteboard

Introduce the Learning Objective verbally,

Go Hollywood

Choose a movie where the Learning Objective was relevant (eg.

Code Learning Objective

Apply a code to the Learning Objective. Get the

Using Images

Show  a  few  photos  that have some  connection with your Learning Objective. Ask students to write some vocabulary related to what they see in the pictures. Using  the vocabulary, as closely  as  possible, write the Learning  Objective.
Or get http://www.pimpampum.net/en/content/memry 

KWL

Post an over simple Learning Objective and apply KWL.
K = What

Obviously a hoop jumper*

stand at the front and look stern
put the

Learning Objectives with Phrasr

Convert your Learning Objective to a Phrasr
http://www.pimpampum.net/phrasr
Phrasr is

Expand a Sentence

Write the topic in big letters on the board.

Not the First Time?

Ask pupils if they’ve ever seen the exact

Connected Words

Give students a keyword from the Learning Objective and then

Missing Keyword

Leave a keyword out of the Learning Objective and give

Order the Learning

Ask students to order the words of the Learning

Music to my Learning Objective

Play appropriate music as students enter the

Learning Continuums @LearningSpy

Write the objective in side an arrow and ask student

Linking Words

Can you link these three words
Suspense - blisters - holes
Use

Odd One Out

Write 4 statements or Learning Objectives?
Which is the odd

Meta Menus: starters @LearningSpy

Show the L/O and then get student to

Learning Intentions

Explain the intention of the lesson to the students and

The Hidden Objective

Tell students that you will only reveal the Learning

Jigsaw Planet
Upload an image of your objectives to http://www.jigsawplanet.com/
It will create a

Wordle
Use Wordle to collapse the Learning Objective or key text into

Stand By Your Objective

Have the learning objectives on pieces of paper

Translate the Objective

Display the Learning Objective in another language with the

Learning Journeys

Display a 'map' of the lesson using words and images
Ask

Problem Solving

Set a problem that needs to be solved during the

Use Success Criteria

Put up the success criteria and ask students to

Don't always introduce learning objectives
Sometimes by setting objectives you impose unnecessary

Use VozMe

Type your learning objectives in VozMe http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en and play the MP3 file generated.

Xtranormal your Lesson Objectives    

Create a short film with Xtranormal.com which allows

GoAnimate your Lesson Objectives

As an alternative to Xtranormal - try GoAnimate
http://goanimate.com/
Can

Leave it until the end...

Teach the entire lesson and then have

Multiple Learning Objectives...

Split the class into groups. On separate tables place

Answer to the Question

Learning Objectives are often answers. Give the students

Create fun signs

Use some of the sign generators listed at
http://www.redkid.net/generator/sign.php
to create

Going SOLO

Use the SOLO taxonomy to create a route though the

Use Twitter or a Blog

Use Twitter or a blog to introduce

Produce your Learning Objective with Voki

Why not produce your Learning Object

Flipped Objectives

Introduce learning objectives prior to the lesson - students arrive

Get Einstein to Introduce the Learning Objective

http://www.hetemeel.com/einsteinform.php
@katebook

QR Codes

Present the learning objective as a QR Code so that

Agree / Disagree

Write a statement about a controversial issue on the

Search for the Learning Objective

Start your lesson with a wordsearch (without

Use an Object

Ask students to write down the vocabulary that springs

The Finished Article

The approach is borrowed from a conversation I had

QFT

Question Formulation Technique
1. Get students to write as many questions

Use Thinking Dice / Hats to Differentiate an Objective

Pass around thinking