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Violations are subject to penalties according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). • If you would like to share this product with your colleagues or department, please purchase additional licenses from my store at a discounted price. • If you have any questions pertaining to the limited license for this product please contact me at lindsayannlearning@gmail.com. Thank you for using this resource with courtesy and professionalism! Freepik Canva Shadowhouse Creations © 2019 Lindsay Ann Learning Raise Rigor, Create Thinkers, Embrace Creativity https://www.lindsayannlearning.com/ I’m Lindsay, founder of Lindsay Ann Learning, and my passion is helping authentic English teacher learners build culture and community in their classrooms by creating student-centered learning resources and sharing innovative teaching strategies. I want you to feel empowered and inspired to teach and engage all learners, so I’ve put together a FREE guide with some of my best ideas for studentcentered learning. Cheering you on! -Lindsay Lindsay Ann Learning Website JOIN THE TRIBE! Website/Blog Follow me on TpT Instagram Do you need more time and less prep? Check out these no-prep digital and print hexagonal thinking resources with reflection and gallery walk worksheets as well as sentence stems! © 2019 Lindsay Ann Learning Raise Rigor, Create Thinkers, Embrace Creativity https://www.lindsayannlearning.com/ Teacher Notes Hexagonal thinking is a retrieval and connection strategy. The goal is for students to make a generalization about linked ideas. Students are given (or self-generate) several relevant ideas, concepts, feelings, images, terms, etc., make connections, receive quick teacher feedback, and explain why and how. There is no right or wrong answer in this activity, so long as students are able to justify and explain their connections. You may want to increase the rigor by requiring textual citations to support these connections. You can easily differentiate this activity up or down by giving different criteria for card contents to different student groups. For differentiation ideas, guidelines for students, sentence stems, and more ideas, read more about hexagonal thinking by visiting this blog post on the Lindsay Ann Learning website. Materials Included: Blank hexagonal thinking templates for students (or teacher) to write-in their own words, ideas, quotes, etc. • There is one honeycomb template which can be used in lieu of the cut-out cards if you wish to avoid prep work and cutting. Students will have to think before writing so that they follow the rule of “each side” representing a connection to the hexagon(s) that join around another hexagon. • There are two blank hexagon card templates (4 and 9 cards per page) if you wish to have students write down ideas, quotes, etc. and then cut out their own cards. Alternatively, the teacher can create a “master” card set and copy for multiple groups. Tips for Print Use: • For less prep, have students cut-out their own set of hexagonal thinking cards. • For repeated use, cut and laminate. ☺ • If using the re-shuffle option, you may want to have students take a picture of their cards before re-shuffling so that they can remember their first round of thinking. • Students can attach the hex cards to butcher block paper and write-in / draw their connections and citations. These can be used for gallery walk / presentation / class discussion. © 2019 Lindsay Ann Learning Raise Rigor, Create Thinkers, Embrace Creativity https://www.lindsayannlearning.com/ Teacher Notes Cont’d Metacognition & Reflection: • If conducting a gallery walk, use have students record their observations, questions, and connections. • As a teacher, walk around and provide quick feedback to students on the accuracy and/or quality of their connections. Take care not to do the thinking for the students. Stick with a simple yes/no, or think about _____________ more and move on. • After the activity, it is beneficial to have students share their thinking in some way, whether through writing, with other groups, or with the whole class. It’s also beneficial for them to synthesize and come up with an overall idea/theme for their hexagon map, reflect on their best/most unexpected, etc. connection, write down questions or ideas for future work/thinking/research inspired by the hexagonal sort. More Extension Possibilities: • Use the hexagons as a springboard for written analysis or an essay. • Research a connection or idea from the activity. Use Canva or Google Drawings to create an infographic to represent learning. I hope that I’ve covered everything you need to get started. If you should have any questions, please feel free to email me at lindsayannlearning@gmail.com and I’ll try to help you out! Happy Teaching! -Lindsay © 2019 Lindsay Ann Learning Raise Rigor, Create Thinkers, Embrace Creativity https://www.lindsayannlearning.com/
