Kagan
It's All About Engagement!
Higher-Level Thinking Questions: Math
Geometry
This set includes 16 question cards on Geometry. The questions are all open-ended, higher-level thinking questions to get your students to think deeply about Geometry. For example, “What are some ways to sort or classify figures? Give examples for each classification you describe.” The questions are ideal for thinking, discussion, and writing. This set includes a variety of engaging team, pair, class, and individual activities to make the most of your question cards. Also includes reproducible prompts for journal writing and activities for student-generated questions. Go beyond facts. Develop meaning. Promote critical and creative thinking!
The mathematics standards call for moving beyond memorization, rote learning, and application of predetermined procedures. The standards call on teachers to work toward a deeper conceptual understanding and to foster mathematical reasoning. How do we foster such a deep understanding of mathematics concepts? With deep-thinking math questions, of course. You'll find questions for sixteen mathematics topics to promote mathematical thinking and interaction in your class. 160 pages. Question topics: Problem Solving, Patterns, Place Value and Numeration, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Money, Time, Fractions and Decimals, Linear Measurement, Capacity, Weight, Geometry, Data and Graphing, Probability.