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Go Beyond “Explain This Quote”

For Teachers

I’d show a quote and then ask, “What does this quote mean?” And that was it!

From Frantic Questions to Sensible Sequence

For Teachers

Why was I asking five, unrelated, low-level questions in a row?

Notice, Wonder: Brooklyn

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

What Makes A Math Puzzle Actually Puzzling?

For Teachers

This math puzzle fell flat. Why? Because puzzling isn’t about difficulty — it’s about something else entirely.

Differentiate with Low Floors and High Ceilings

For Teachers

Stop starting at grade level and stretching up. Start high and scaffold down. It’s simpler, and it actually works.

Writing Concept Attainment Lessons

For Teachers

In a Concept Attainment lesson, we give students examples and non-examples of a concept — without telling them what that concept is!

Notice, Wonder: Ramses

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Notice, Wonder: Kuiseb

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Game: Snakes

In this grid-based strategy game, who will be the last to add to the snake?

Asking Questions That Make Students Think

For Teachers

Most classroom questions test memory. These questions test thinking. There’s a difference — and your students will feel it.

Improving Wait Time

For Teachers

How much time do your students get to think after a question? Probably not enough. Here’s how to fix that.

Notice, Wonder: Z-Machine

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Ghost

Ghost is a word-building game for two players. The first person to create an actual word loses.