Routines for Synthesising and Organising Ideas

There are a number of routines educators can draw upon when helping learners synthesise and organise information in order to develop a greater understanding

Below you will find:

a visual prompt for each routine
an explanation of each routine and how to implement it in the classroom
how to use the routine as an assessment.

Some of the routines also have:

templates
images
puzzles of practice videos

to support your understanding of how it can be implemented.

Click the links below to view the routines.

Connect Extend Challenge

Colour Symbol Image

Headlines

I used to think...but now I think

Generate Sort Connect Elaborate Concept Map

The 4C's

The Micro Lab Protocol

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