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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Asking questions is a regular part of reading instruction, but asking the right types of questions can be harder than it seems. Questions should be designed to promote higher level thinking, encourage students discussion, build better understanding of a concept, and challenge students' thinking. Asking questions like this is hard to do without preparation and planning. Below, find links to ... Read More

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

Everybody is talking about RIGOR or asking, "What is rigor?" If you do any research on rigor, you will find that rigor does not mean difficulty. Instead rigor means the level of mental processing that must occur to answer a question, perform a task or generate a product. Two widely used measures of rigor are Bloom's Taxonomy and Webb's Depth of Knowledge Levels. Both measures of rigor go from the simple to the complex. Karen Hess' Cognitive Rigor Matrix integrates these models as a strategy…

Text-Dependent Question Stems - This 32 page resource is a great way to help your 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classroom or homeschool students find evidence from the text! There are teacher directions, examples, and question stems. You'll also find text-dependent questions tied directly to the Common Core reading anchor standards! Click through to see how this can help with year long test prep for your students! {third, fourth, fifth, sixth grader}

Use these printable reflection questions after a STEM challenge or project to encourage learning and develop communication skills.

Practicing word analysis strategies is easy with any fiction text, nonfiction text, or poem with these free question stems. Use these to review synonyms and antonyms, context clues, homophones, multiple meaning words, roots and affixes, and word reference materials. These question stems are to great to use for word analysis activities to review vocabulary strategies that students should use while reading. Use all year long or save for SOL test review. SOL 4.4

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…