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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
    • Rochester High School
    • Van Hoosen Middle School
    • West Middle School
  • Creative Ideas
  • Conferences
    • Moving Learning Forward 2015 Conference
    • Moving Learning Forward 2014 Conference

The Explanation Game 

A routine for exploring details and developing understanding.                                                                                            
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Description:  The Explanation Game thinking routine was designed examine an object carefully and propose multiple ideas to explain what the object is and what role it might serve. This routine provides powerful understanding.

How to Use the Strategy: 

Refer to pages 101-108 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.

Note: It is helpful for you to play the Explanation Game yourself with the content you have chosen to confirm that the content is appropriate for the task.

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Resources
Download these resources to use in your classroom. 
Explanation Game Poster.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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