Triangle, Square, Circle Description: This strategy encourages students to reflect on their learning and process information presented in the lesson. Similar to other closing strategies, it asks students to pick out important pieces of information and to question anything they don’t completely understand. As a teacher, it is a tool that will be used to […]
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Back and Forth Description: This technique allows students to explain a concept or idea and share thoughts with a partner. Students not only explain their understanding of the concept, but are able to listen to a classmate’s explanation and check it for accuracy. In this way, students are able to help each other correct misunderstandings.
Parts Perspective Me Description: The routine helps students explore complexity by encouraging them to look closely at the details of something, considering its various viewpoints, users, and stakeholders, and reflecting on their own connections and involvement considering its various viewpoints, users, and stakeholders, and reflecting on their own connections and involvement with it. Learn More
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One Minute Sentence Description: This strategy encourages students to form a concise summary of what they just learned. Students are able to demonstrate their understanding of an idea or concept by writing only one sentence to capture the most important elements. This strategy allows students to practice their writing skills and gives teachers a way
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Sensory Walk Description: A sensory walk is typically a fun or colourful pathway that is used for children to explore new or different sensory experiences. Sensory paths can be used to support children with sensory processing issues or to help children to develop motor skills, balance, hand-eye coordination and spatial awareness. Learn More
Think Pair Share Description: This discussion technique gives students the opportunity to respond to questions in written form before engaging in meaningful conversation with other students. Asking students to write and discuss ideas with a partner before sharing with the larger group builds confidence, encourages greater participation, and results in more thoughtful discussions. Learn More
Stop and Jot Description: This processing activity gives students the opportunity to respond to questions in writing. Asking students to think and write about what they are learning promotes retention and comprehension. These quick checks for understanding help students make sense of what they are learning before moving on in the lesson. Learn More
Headlines Description: This routine helps students identify the essence – or the core idea – of the topic/issue being discussed and reinforces taking notice of central themes as an essential tool in cultivating understanding Learn More
Circles of Action Description: This routine is designed to foster students’ sensibility to opportunities to take responsible action and their concomitant motivation to doing so. It invites them to distinguish personal, local and global spheres and make local-global connections. It also prepares them for an intentional deliberation about potential courses of action and their consequences
Facts or Fiction Description: Too often, information can be accepted at face value without any supporting evidence. This routine is designed to explore the complexity of the realm of truth. It encourages slow looking, perspective taking, seeking supporting evidence, and analysis to uncover the core and accuracy of information. Some questions that might emerge as
