Cubing

  • Can be used to differentiate curriculum-six variations of a task to complete related to a lesson
  • Have students apply information in new ways
  • Color-code cubes –readiness levels, learning styles, student interest

Examples of Open-Ended Prompts so cubes can be used for multiple lessons

  • Who?Connect
  • What?Analyze
  • Where?compare
  • Why?Explain
  • When?Diagram
  • How?Synthesize

Social Studies & English Science Mathematics Arts______

Tell a storyList Graph Create a sculpture

Diagram EventsUse a Venn DiagramList Compose a song

Debate point of viewWrite a RuleRearrange Make a model

DescribeDiagram Evaluate Do a skit

PretendFigure outClassify Imagine

QuestionUse a graphic organizer Calculate Present

AnalyzeContrastProve Create a poster

ContrastEvaluateWord Problem Show

Write a songHypothesizeInvestigate Sing

Make a comic StripConstructEstimate Construct

EvaluateForecastFactor Compose

IllustrateInvestigateSolve Build

ApplyDefineAdd Rearrange

ArgueLocateSubtract Pantomime

RestateCritiqueChange Create a dance

ImagineReduce

ConstructOrder

Show symbols

Verbs for Cubing and Questioning

KnowledgeComprehension______

RetellNameDescribeEdit

TellRelateDemonstrateLocate

MemorizeCollectDiscussFind

RepeatLabelSummarizeReport

RecordRestateRecognizeReword

ListCiteExplainReview

RecallRecountExpressTranslate

SpecifyDefineRestateIdentify

StateKnowShowParaphrase

MatchIdentifyIndicateInfer

ApplicationAnalysis

InquireInterpretExperimentClassify

RepresentReplicateDistinguishArrange

SolveDifferentiateExamineGroup

IndicateCompareCompareOrganize

InterviewUseSurveyDifferentiate

QuestionScrutinizeScrutinizeContrast

SimulateCategorizeCategorizeDissect

ImitatePresentProbeDiagram

Bloom’s Building Blocks: Question Prompts______

Knowledge Level

How do you explain______?

When did______happen?

List the______.

What is______?

Who Was______?

How did______do it?

Where is______?

Who was______?

What were the main______?

Comprehension

What ideas demonstrate______?

How would you restate______?

What was the theme of ______?

Can you tell me more about______?

What facts support this idea______?

What is meant by______?

Why is ______happening?

Application

What would happen if______?

How would you support this idea______from the text or lesson?

What would be a solution for______?

How would you relate ______to ______?

How would you sequence______?

Why is ______important?

How is ______an example of ______?

Analysis

What was the overall main idea of______?

What conclusions can you make about______?

How is ______related to ______?

Why do you think ______happened?

How would you differentiate between______?

What evidence do you have about______?

How would you categorize______?

How would you justify______?

What reasons would you give for______?

Synthesis

How would you verify______?

Can you develop a hypothesis for ______?

How would you modify ______to develop a different ______?

What would happen if ______was true?

How could you change the outcome of ______?

What could be done to reduce______?

What could be done to increase?______?

Evaluation

How would you evaluate ______?

In what ways would you prioritize______?

Tell me how to justify______?
Why did you choose______?

What are the implications of______?

How would you rationalize the outcome______?

In what ways is it better to ______than______?

Do you agree with the outcome of ______and why______?

What decision would you make about______?

Learning CentersResourcesFlexible Grouping

Listening CenterBooksCooperative Learning

MathWebsitesPeer-Assisted Strategies

TechnologyVisuals

ArtTechnology

ReadingStudy Sheets

Vocabulary and spellingFlashcards

PuzzlesManipulatives

WritingPocket Charts

iPads

Document Cameras

Charts. Maps, Models

Graphic Organizers

Successful Strategies for all Students

  • Mnemonics
  • Graphic Organizers
  • Cooperative Learning Groups-Heterogeneous groups, individual and group accountability in addition to task completion
  • Progress Monitoring
  • Peer-Assisted Instruction

Product Possibilities

Provide a variety of different ways to present knowledge by selecting differentiated products according to student’s learning styles. Sometimes these products can be teacher choice, and sometimes you can allow students to choose; this will depend on the content of the lesson, the age and abilities of the students, and the goals and objectives of the learning experience.

Role PlayingMagazine ArticleChoral reading

Word BankCollageBumper Sticker

Game BoardMobileMaze

CharadesScavenger HuntStory Board

DramaSkitQuestion Fan

Newspaper AdIllustrated StorySkit

MuralSurveyStoryboard

InventionTV CommercialAdvice Column

Animated MoviePaintingBook Jacket

QuizBrain TeaserMyth

DioramaRecipeScrapbook

Crossword PuzzlePanel DiscussionCard Game

DebateGreeting CardBillboard

LetterSongMonologue

CommentaryCartoonSurvey

TimelineProverbExperiment

SculptureInterviewFairy Tale

LimerickFlip BookModel

AutobiographyCommercialTeam Poster

PantomimeBannerNewscast

Panel DiscussionClassified AdEditorial

Video GameTV ProgramFact file

ScriptVisual Art FormKey Vocabulary

PostcardDanceDemonstration

MapBrochureSlogan

Bulletin BoardDairyParable

Jump Rope RhymeMenuNursery Rhyme

ModelVideoWordless Book

SpeechLessonPoem

Taken from the Co-Teaching Book of Lists, by Katherine Perez. Copyright@ 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.