Question stems

-This issue we focus on our thinking touchstone Having a range of thinking tools available to us is very useful. They help ensure the engagement and stimulation of a wide variety of students. But, …

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These question stems are a perfect scaffold to support your students as they prepare for a whole-class or small-group discussion. They are organized to help students determine what type of question they can/should write so that they can focus in on what they need to do. A modified/simplifed resource...

The purpose of these critical thinking question stems is to help students practice willingness to sit with an idea and struggle wonderfully.

Higher level thinking questions take planning and preparation - use these questions and question stems to help promote higher level thinking and discussion with your upper elementary students (third, fourth, and fifth grade). There are questions for teaching theme, comparing and contrasting, character traits, text features, point of view, and more. Many of the questions are based off of Bloom's Taxonomy (or revised Bloom's Taxonomy) #higherlevelthinking #teaching #questions

From many years of working with ELLs I have learned that one key ingredient in their success is exposing them to the language of assessments- those sentence structures that often stump them. I have had many students tell me they don't know what a question is asking them and once I reword the question they are able to answer it. Finally I had a light bulb moment and decided kids need practice having discussions and writing pieces while using rigorous language. Description, sequence, cause and…

Do your kids give up easily when encountering a problem?We get it. We've been there, both in parenting and as teachers. A kid stops trying when they get stuck on a task. They don’t want to work on it anymore. They just want the answer, or for you to do it for them. It's our job as teachers and parents to help kids move forward when stuck and unlock the power of grit. After all, grit is a teachable skill. We’ve found that a well-timed question can spark new thoughts in kids to develop…

RT Handouts - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Handouts for the Reciprocal Teaching presentation to accompany the RT slides at www.slideshare.net/hellojenjones, shared with the Tar River Reading Council on March 29, 2012.

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