Thinking Routines Matrix
Thinking Routines Matrix: Project Zero from the Harvard Graduate School of Education has put together a document called “Thinking Routines Matrix”. Included are 20 routines
Thinking Routines Matrix: Project Zero from the Harvard Graduate School of Education has put together a document called “Thinking Routines Matrix”. Included are 20 routines
Practice explaining thinking by going back into the text for specific evidence. The What Makes You Say That (Links to an external site.) thinking routine can be adapted
Invite students to explore text features by revisiting examples (font, color, labels, illustrations, titles, headings, etc.) in the story and asking questions such as: “How
Invite students to explore vocabulary through context clues by revisiting words from the story and asking, “Can you tell me what this word means? How
Provide opportunities for students to reflect on their reading in a variety of ways, including: Talking Writing Drawing Creating models Dramatizing This activity can be
Each class can read and discuss the text separately and then collaborate virtually to generate questions they would like to ask the Elder. One participating
After reading, invite students to reflect on their learning: Encourage students to identify how the text confirmed, challenged, and extended their thinking with prompts such
After reading, discuss with students that an author often writes a book with a specific theme or message to inspire us to take action. This
Create discussion stations, or chat stations, for students to rotate through and discuss various topics related to the text. Students can be asked to respond
After reading, prompt students to reflect on how a selected character changes over the course of the story: How are they different at the end
After reading and discussing the chosen text, select additional texts to share with students and invite them to identify connections that can be made between
After reading the story, invite students think about how they would describe the main character. Read the story again, asking students to focus on evidence