Here are some ideas that have used in ICT lessons but can be adapted to suit other subjects:
Starter: A memory game that involves a number of keywords entered in spreadsheet cells with each word in the cell hidden behind different colours using infill colour. Each word should appear twice in the grid. Divide the class into 2 teams. Display the grid on the interactive whiteboard and ask the first team to choose a cell and reveal the Keyword by removing the colour. The team gets another chance to find the matching word in the grid by selecting another cell to reveal. If both matching words are not found, then fill the cells with colour again. Ask the opposing team to choose a cell to reveal and then to choose another cell to find the matching word and so on. Points can be awarded to find the winning team.
Starter 1
Starter 2
Plenary: Prepare a list of about 5-10 keywords or main points of the day's lesson. Ask pupils (in groups or individually) to write their own list and see if they can match yours. Reveal your list one at a time, using the interactive/whiteboard and compare with pupils' list. Discuss similarities/differences.
See attached file which can be used as a template for other topics.
Database_What_am_I_starter_plenary.doc
