Put Thinking to the Test by Kelsy Muenks https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy Ideas.Thinking.Lessons.Evidence.Learning. en-us 2018-01-24 02:38:59 UTC 2025-11-25 01:00:58 UTC hello@padlet.com I "mustache" you a question... https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/226335853
My class made an anchor chart with thick and thin question prompts we may see in assessments. We brainstormed questions we may have seen this year and I typed them up. We then drew a thin and thick mustache and students sorted the questions under thick or thin. 
Each student then created 2 thick and 2 thin questions from a passage they read in one of my stations. 

The students will share the questions for others to answer the next day.

]]> 2018-01-30 20:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/226335853 To Question of not https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228660763 Through whole group and team discussions we talk about what a question is and why and how we use them. We created a T-chart for two areas in learning: assessments and reading. We will keep the anchor chart posted to remind us that questioning is an important part of our learning process. ]]> 2018-02-06 15:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228660763 Schiltz- Questioning Test Questions eschiltz https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228704642 My students and I looked through 5 problems/questions on a released, standardized 4th grade math assessment. We discussed the importance of questioning on a test and then I modeled my thinking a loud of asking questions when taking a test on one problem. Students were given three sticky notes to record their questions on the remaining parts of the test. I have attached pictures of three student work samples. ]]> 2018-02-06 16:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228704642 Schiltz- Student work samples eschiltz https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228713272 2018-02-06 16:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228713272 Schiltz- Student work samples eschiltz https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228714849 2018-02-06 16:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228714849 Schiltz- Student work samples eschiltz https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228715218 2018-02-06 16:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228715218 To Question or Not - S5 https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228735595 2018-02-06 17:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228735595 We have used our background knowledge to look at at and locate all the text features fro any text that we are reading, before and during our reading of that text. https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228771182 2018-02-06 18:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228771182 After reading the questions and locating and understanding the different types of text features. We are talking about and practicing about creating mental images of the text when we read, and being able to generally picture where the answer for the question is located in the text https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228771852 2018-02-06 18:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228771852 We worked on unlocking nonfiction summaries. We used our important vs interesting coding of the text to determine the most important idea or details. Theme was incorporated in regards to topic. What is it telling us? What is it mostly about. We also did a really ridiculous noise as we unlocked the summary to help remember the format. AT https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228925586 We Have also been talking about how this applies to assessments and determining the best answer. 

]]> 2018-02-07 02:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/228925586 See, Think, Wonder https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/229075914 Mrs. Masters and I had our students organize what they see, think, and wonder after viewing an addition of mixed numbers problem, which was a new concept for them! They were encouraged to “complete their thoughts” and think more deeply. ]]> 2018-02-07 13:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/229075914 Asking Questions leskridge4 https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/229081511 In small group reading, I worked with students to generate a list comparing/contrasting questioning when reader generated and test generated. It was just like the one in the chapter ]]> 2018-02-07 13:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/229081511 Water Cycle Web https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/229204110 We shared out what we thought was the need-to-know information on the water cycle. We then created a brainstorm organizer on th esubject. The students used this information to]]> 2018-02-07 17:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/229204110 Pic https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/229208334 Using their organizer]]> 2018-02-07 17:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/229208334 Schiltz- Fraction Word Problems eschiltz https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/229850744 In math today, we used sketch notes to create mental images of what the word problems were asking us to do. It helped students decide whether to add or subtract A TON! Having them read the problem, draw a sketch, and THEN solve proved to be very effective. An exemplar student work sample is attached. ]]> 2018-02-08 22:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/229850744 Eskridge Inferences/Drawing Conclusions leskridge4 https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/230466157 Students used this organizer in whole group to practice using their schema to make an inference and the text to decide what the conclusion was. ]]> 2018-02-12 04:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/230466157 Eskridge See Think Wonder leskridge4 https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/232272141
At morning meeting, we used a silly picture to learn how to use the See Think Wonder strategy. While we didn't get to the wonder part, students used inferring to come up with their think items. ]]> 2018-02-16 10:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/232272141 ABC Brainstorm- Fractions eschiltz https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/234332914 Students used ABC Brainstorm to come up with all the fraction vocab words they can! ]]> 2018-02-22 16:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/234332914 https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/237414508 Thinking about what we know about the word regroup]]> 2018-03-02 14:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kmuenks/wu613tt8dtmy/wish/237414508