2. What is Tarsia and how to get it?
• It’s a free software – which we can use to
make jigsaw puzzles, follow me
cards, dominos and matching rectangular
cards .
• Google search – tarsia software
download, follow the links
• The software will be up and running in
minutes.

3. Ideas for
Remembering
• Q&A
• The main events of
WWII
• The main events of s
story
• Grouping cells, body
systems and functions
• Balancing chemical
equations

4. Ideas for
Ordering and Sequencing:
• Following a recipe
• Following a narrative plot
• Historical events
• Procedure for an
experiment

5. The size of the shape
depends upon how much
detail you want the students
explore.

6. You have a variety of options
when determining the size of
the puzzle.

9. Write your question
and answer in the
corresponding
sections.

10. The software will create
the shape for you and
place your input in the
correct format.
It’s EASY!

11. You can
review yo
puzzle bef
it’s sent t
print.

12. The ladies in
reprographics will
prepare and sort this
for you.
Make sure you leave
them plenty of
advance notice as it
is time consuming.

15. A permanent and reusable
resource

16. Using Tarsia in English
• Starter activities
• Assessment for Learning lessons
• Definitions, examples and techniques
• Language analysis
– Prose & Poetry: matching points to evidence and
effect on reader
– Difference between literal and implied meaning

17. Levelling: Words and Sentences

18. Sentence Type. Definition. Example

19. Technique
Example
Level

20. Tarsia: Activities and Skills
Activities
• Matching Pairs
• Cause and Effect
• Discussing Language
• Understanding the level
descriptors
• Learning definitions
• Learning techniques
• Ordering and sequencing
• Structuring analysis
Higher Level Thinking
• Remember
• Understand
• Apply
• Analyse
• Evaluate
• Create
Bloom’s
Taxonomy

21. How do these resources support
learning?
• Encourages collaborative group work
• Promotes independent learning
• Helps pupils to identify gaps in their learning.
• Students can actually be given blank Tarsia
shapes to create their own puzzles in lesson and
share these with another group

22. Please do not confuse them
TARSIER TARSIA