Lesson Makeovers
- Context Clues and Classics
How I’d use a classic to revamp a study of context clues.
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First, students analyze nonsense words in “Jabberwocky” to figure out their meanings through context.
- Lesson Makeovers: 3 Big Ideas
After looking at dozens of lessons that folks sent in, I came up with three big ideas.
- Engagement Isn’t The Goal
While “engagement” is fun, it shouldn’t be our main goal.
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First, students roll dice to choose vocabulary tasks, promoting deeper thinking rather than simple engagement.
- Beyond Identifying a Story’s Problem and Solution
So your students can identify a story’s problem and solution. Then what?
- Comparing Strengths and Weaknesses
Go beyond merely explaining strengths and weaknesses and get students thinking in interesting ways.
- Fancy Product? Simple Thinking – Wax Museum
A big, impressive product doesn’t mean that there was big, impressive thinking.
- Comparing Fraction Strategies
Comparing fraction strategies? Let’s take it even further!
- Aim High, Scaffold Down in Math
A high level of thinking also requires the support of thoughtful scaffolding.
- Depth and Complexity: Patterns and Quadrilaterals
How to go beyond merely “identifying patterns” and get students thinking deeply about quadrilaterals.
- From “Identify” to “Analyze” – Famous Structures
How to go beyond merely memorizing facts about famous structures.
- Why I Don’t Use “Create” in Bloom’s Taxonomy
See how the word “Create” can mask low-level lessons.