Saturday, 17 January 2026

Flippity Randomisers

I have to admit that I use Flippity Randomiser a fair bit in my lessons.  I've been using it for different purposes.  

For example:


With this Randomiser, I generate sentences for the children to translate into English.  They use their sentence builders for support if necessary.  If the children have their own devices, they can have the link to generate sentences to help their partner to practise.

This week my Year 5s and Year 6s (age 9-11, mixed age curriculum) have enjoyed an activity using this Randomiser:


We were just starting to create short sentences using En mi pueblo hay / no hay.  I asked the children to write a sentence using their sentence builder.  There were a possible 16 sentences to choose from.  Then I rolled an English sentence using the Randomiser, and the children had to check to see if it generated the same sentence as theirs but in translation.  If they got the same sentence, I asked them to tell me their original Spanish sentence so that we could all hear the translation.  A very simple activity, but they enjoyed it!

A third way I've used the Randomisers is to check sentences for errors.

I use this one with Year 5 and Year 6 to practise adjectival agreement.  We roll a sentence, and then the children consult their sentence builders.  They check to see if the sentence is correct.  If it isn't, they have to work out the corrections that are needed.  As we work out the corrections, we nudge the rolls around so that the sentence reads correctly.  At this point, I just want the children to practise using their sentence builders, practise reading along one horizontal line to get a correct sentence, and look carefully at the spelling of the adjectives.

How do you use Flippity Randomisers?

Are there any other Flippity tools that you enjoy using?






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