Peel the Onion
"Peel the Fruit" or "Peel the Onion" is a researched based routine used to make thinking visible and leave a lasting, meaningful impression. Like peeling an onion, this routine helps students "make his/her thinking visible" by uncovering knowledge and understandings layer by layer. Students read biographies about famous African Americans. Using this routine students kept track of their thinking, new discoveries, connections and inferences. Eventually the thinking lead to the "heart" or "core" which is the theme or in this case the "compelling Why?" The students thinking led them to understand why this person is important to remember in history.
Notice how students layer their thinking and the focus of their responses at the "heart" or "core"
Color-Symbol-Image (Native American Name)
After a week long study books with a Native American theme, students were challenged to think about the characteristics of another student in class. Students chose a "color" that symbolized their trait, an image that represented something special about them and a Native American name that would define an aspect of who they are.
Step Inside
Students were challenged to use what they've learned about Sound to "step inside" a sound wave. Taking on the prespective of a sound wave allowed students to go deeper with thier thinking.
Chalk Talk
Students were asked to think about... What Can I Do to Learn and Grow this Year? How Can Mrs. Siegel Help Me to Learn and Grow this Yea? How Can I Help Others to Learn and Grow this Year? This Visible Thinking routine allows students to let the "chalk" do the talking. Using the Chalk Talk routine, each child was asked to share their thinking through writing. Students rotated and added their thinking or connected thier thinking with others. Afterwards we discussed our thinking as a whole group then noticed and named the Big Ideas!
Chalk Talk
Students were asked to think about... What Can I Do to Learn and Grow this Year? How Can Mrs. Siegel Help Me to Learn and Grow this Yea? How Can I Help Others to Learn and Grow this Year? This Visible Thinking routine allows students to let the "chalk" do the talking. Using the Chalk Talk routine, each child was asked to share their thinking through writing. Students rotated and added their thinking or connected thier thinking with others. Afterwards we discussed our thinking as a whole group then noticed and named the Big Ideas!
Color, Symbol, Simile
Students were asked to think deeply about who they are as person. Students selected a color, created a symbol, and chose a simile that repreaents themselves. This routine also facilitated a discussion as student’s shared their ideas and discovered more about each other.
Students were asked to think deeply about who they are as person. Students selected a color, created a symbol, and chose a simile that repreaents themselves. This routine also facilitated a discussion as student’s shared their ideas and discovered more about each other.