Tag Archives: Thinking Routines

The Lorax and Wilt Chamberlin:

Lesson #1-The Lorax: Whose resources?    [Show movie: Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax Generalization: Human impact on the environment Concept: Natural Resources Concept: Capitalism Concept: Interdependence   Facts: Facts: Air/Water Pollution Facts: All living things are interdependent Facts: Interdependence within and … Continue reading

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“Making Thinking Visible” in the 5th Grade ELA Classroom

Below are two lesson ideas using strategies from Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, and Karin Morrison (2011). LESSON IDEA #1: Teaching making and adjusting inferences using “Zoom In” An … Continue reading

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MTV Strategies – Burtis

This blog is about starting, finishing, and the thinking involved in each. It contains two lessons plans utilizing MTV strategies. One is an introductory lesson for an Algebra 3 class, while the other is a review session for an Algebra … Continue reading

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MTV Strategies – Markham

*Lesson 1: Introduction to Quadrilaterals (What makes you say that?) Objective: The purpose is to have students identify the key aspects of various types of quadrilaterals.  By varying the quadrilaterals used for the activity, this lesson can be used with … Continue reading

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Coldiron_MTV Strategies

Lesson 1 1st Grade Art: Intro to Ancient Architecture (See – Think – Wonder) Lesson Objective: This lesson will introduce students to ancient architecture of Greece and the Mediterranean. The see, think, wonder exercise will help students to generate ideas for … Continue reading

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Thinking Routines Lessons_Altieri

This blog post contains two lesson plans that can be implemented in Algebra 1 or Geometry classrooms.  I created the lessons to specifically reflect two thinking routines (Zoom In and Generate-Sort-Connect-Elaborate).  The lessons are detailed and include an overview, timing guide, … Continue reading

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