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  • Teacher Toolbox
    • Thinking Routines
    • Comprehension Strategies
    • Metacognition Strategies
    • Discourse Strategies
    • Formative Assessments Strategies
  • Professional Resources
    • Common Core
    • Cultures of Thinking
    • Life-Long Learners
    • Reading & Vocabulary
    • Standards Based Grading
    • Writing
  • Our Journey
    • Hart Middle School
    • Reuther Middle School
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    • West Middle School
  • Creative Ideas
  • Conferences
    • Moving Learning Forward 2015 Conference
    • Moving Learning Forward 2014 Conference

3-2-1 Bridge 

A routine for activating prior knowledge and making connections.
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Description: The 3-2-1 Bridge thinking routine unveils words, questions, and connections that students associate around a topic. The "bridge" part of the routine shows the transition from prior knowledge to new understandings that have been built throughout the unit/lesson of study.

How to Use the Strategy:

Refer to pages 86-92 in the book Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners.

Access online instructions here at Harvard Project Zero.

See the routine in practice here at Harvard Project Zero.

Content Applications:



Combination of 3 Routines in 6th Grade Math in South Lyon

Resources
Download these resources to use in your classroom. 
3-2-1 Bridge Poster.pdf
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3-2-1 Bridge Student Template .docx
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3-2-1 Bridge Template 1.docx
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3-2-1 Bridge Template 2.docx
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3-2-1_bridge_template.xps
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3-2-1 Bridge Sample.pdf
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