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Thinking Routines for Padlet walls

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See-Think-Wonder: Exploring Ideas

This routine encourages students to make careful observations and formulate thoughtful interpretations. It also leads students to inquire or ask questions, a great tool to spark interest or start a inquiry-based approach to learning.

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What do you see?

What do you think about that?

What does it make you wonder?

Upload a photo, video, or a text about the topic on this part so that the students can see and think more about it.

I used to think…Now, I think…

This routine help students to carefully examine their thoughts through reflecting on their new thinking and comparing it to their previous ideas on the same topic or subject. Students can further probe on how and why their thinking changed during the learning proces.

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I used to think… Now, I think…Upload a photo, video, or a text about the topic on this part so that the students can see and think more about it.

Think-Puzzle-Explore

This routine helps students to bring out prior knowledge, thoughts, ideas, or questions that they on a certain topic or subject. Exploration part involves students planning on how they can learn or discover more about the topic.

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What do you think about this

topic?

What questions or puzzles do

you have?

How can you explore this

topic?

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What makes you say that: Interpretation with Judgement

This routine helps students observe and describe what’s happening. It leads students to explain their answer, with evidential support, and at the same time see the topic or subject from various perspectives or angles. This enables them to create solid interpretations.

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What’s going on? Why do you say that?Upload a photo, video, or a text about the topic on this part so that the students can see and think more about it.

Color-Symbol-Image

This routine helps students in bringing out the main ideas drawn from a certain text, story, or any media, and conretizing them through the use of colors, symbols, or images. It leads students to create analogies that would help illustrate their ideas.

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Which color do you feel best represents or captures the essence

of that idea?

Which symbol do you feel best represents or captures the essence of

that idea?

Which image do you feel best represents

or captures the essence of that idea?

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Tug for Truth: Yes. No. What if?

This routine helps students to tackle a certain controversial claim and reason out for their ideas about the claim. It also leads students to explore various sides of the claim and appreciate its complexity, leading to a deeper understanding of the topic.

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YES! No!

What if?