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Go Beyond “Explain This Quote”

★ Bookmarked • 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

★ Bookmarked • 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?

★ Bookmarked • 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

★ Bookmarked • 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

★ Bookmarked • 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

★ Bookmarked • For Teachers

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

Improving Wait Time

★ Bookmarked • 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.