What is hot seating?
This exercise uses quick role plays to learn more about important figures in your subject and explore different perspectives.
How does it work?
Nominate a student to role play that they are a chosen character / artist / scientist / politician. Nominate others to ask them questions which they must answer in character. This can be done in pairs, small groups or with one student in front of the class. If you are feeling dramatic, you could even take the hot seat yourself and bring some variety and fun to teacher exposition – the children will still build their oracy skills through questioning and listening.
Across the curriculum
Historical figures, inventors, composers, literary characters, economists…There are key figures in every subject who can be interrogated.