Explore featured tools See our collection of strategies and templates you can use to support teaching students to think, collaborate and reflect. Grouping strategies There are several different ways to organise students into groups. Below are General resources Talking cards START OFF ‘I think …’ ‘In my opinion …’ General resources Discussion strategies See also: Collaborative strategies Brainstorming Brainstorming is used General resources Y-chart template Image: Three quadrants on a page divided by a Y-shape. The top section of the General resources SWOT analysis Strengths Weaknesses General resources Six Thinking Hats Print as many hats as you need for group or individual discussion. Laminate if General resources Collaborative strategies See also: Discussion strategies Diamond ranking The diamond ranking General resources Thinking routines and tools Thinking routines support students to make their ideas visible and accessible. General resources Reflection strategies Exit cards Exit cards require students to write a response to questions General resources Placemat template Image: A rectangle with a smaller rectangle in the centre. This is for 4 General resources PMI (Plus, Minus and Interesting) P M I General resources Compass points template General resources Diamond ranking template General resources Fishbone template General resources Flowchart template General resources 3-2-1 summariser 3 things you learned from the activity. General resources SWOT analysis Strengths Weaknesses General resources T-chart General resources Venn diagram template General resources Consequences chart template General resources Mind map template General resources Reflection pyramid template General resources Question organiser Who? What? General resources KWHL K. What do I know? W. What do I General resources See-Think-Wonder I see… I think… I wonder… General resources Connect-Extend-Challenge Connect How did these ideas connect to what you already General resources Think-Puzzle-Explore Think What do I think about this topic? General resources Load More
