Too many things have become too complicated for anyone person to remember. Therefore, the checklist was created.
Create checklists for lesson planning and for tasks for the kids to follow.
When preparing to do a big task like a one-off task have the checklist ready but also and maybe more importantly, talk it through with the team who will be performing the task. This could be teachers on a school trip, or it could be kids in a lesson.
A good checklist should be precise to the point and easy to follow.
There are two types of checklists. First, there is read and then do. This type of checklist requires you to read it and then do it kind of like following instructions. The second checklist is called do then confirm. As the name suggests you do the job and then use the checklist to confirm that you’ve done all the tasks. The Duke confirm checklist maybe more appropriate for classroom activities.
A checklist should be between 5 and 9 items only. This is because this is the limit of working memory. It should definitely fit on one page, contain upper and lowercase punctuation, I’m finally use a sensory font like Helvetica.