How it works

The first of five statements

“Hard work matters more than talent.”

The other four are in the slides, one to a morning.

1
Put the two signs up.

One at each end of the room, so that agree and disagree are as far apart as the room allows. They only go up once, and they can stay up all year.

2
Put the statement on the board.

Read it out once, without saying what you think of it. There is no right answer to any of them.

3
Everyone stands on the line.

Anywhere between the two signs, and the middle is a real answer. Ask two or three of them why they stood where they did, then ask whether anybody wants to move.

Get the activity

Two pages to print, and only once: the agree sign and the disagree sign. Five statements are in the slides, one to a morning, and five more are on the teacher guide. After those, the last slide asks students to bring you one of their own. Make sure you come back for Volume Two. Follow @thepastoralguide to hear when it lands.

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The activity slides

How it works, then five statements one to a slide, and a last slide asking students for one of their own.

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Teacher resource pack

Three pages: the teacher guide with five more statements on it, then the two signs for the walls.

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