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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

Think-Puzzle-Explore

A routine that sets the stage for deep inquiry.                                                                                                                     
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Description:  The Think-Puzzle-Explore thinking routine is more inquiry-based than the popular fact-generated KWL. In order for the use of this routine to be most effective, the teacher's language plays a vital role in initiating student responses.

How to Use the Strategy:

Refer to pages 71-77 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:
  • Usually used at the beginning of a unit, but also effective at the conclusion of a unit.

Content Application:

Resources
Download these resources to use in your classroom. 
Think-Puzzle-Explore Poster.pdf
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ThinkPuzzleExploreChart.pdf
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1_better_1_puzzle_exit_slip.pdf
File Size: 204 kb
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