So what is "rub and reveal"?

[simongreen]

Hi all,

Rub and reveal (call the whiteout technique in US English I think) has been mentioned a few times in the top tips. I thought it might be worth explaining what it is to any newbies:

Basic rub and reveal technique:
1. type some text on the page.
2. write over the text with a pen.
3. Then, in the lesson, you can use the eraser tool to erase the pen, "revealling" the text beneath...

If you don't believe me when I say how important it is, just read what Dug had to say about it:

"I showed it to a trainee teacher in October and in July he came to me and said "I want to thank you personally for rub and reveal. It has changed my life".

Any more ideas about Rub and reveal? Any variations? When do you think it works best?

[kathleen]

I think it is very effective as teachers hide the key vocabulary words and reveal them as they explain the definitions/significance of the term. This way students can guess the word before it is revealed.

:D Gamblers liken it to the excitement of winning on 'scratch tickets' here in the US. I propose "Scratch and Reveal" or "Scratch and Win" for the US name of this feature...

[Peter Lambert]

That inspired me to create these 3 example scratch cards (flipchart attached).

Three of a kind wins.

Obviously, you would need to duplicate these many times. I believe scratch cards work on a ratio of one in every 5 winning a prize.
You could use these as rewards for good work to see who actually got a merit - or is that sort of gambling discouraged :eek:

[debs]

Hi Peter, I love the idea of bribery[clap][clap][clap][clap]!! Rewards with a twist has just got to be superb !!! Have I got the prize ...or have I not??????My husband has just had another idea of a variation of catchphrases using rub and reveal! Great end of day activity the children would love this. I am going to have a go at putting a few together, will upload them if successful! On a more serious note they could be used for learning specific parts of scientific diagrams, section by section.

Debs+wave+