Connect Extend Challenge

A visual thinking routine for connecting new ideas to prior knowledge

Purpose: What kind of thinking does this routine encourage? The routine helps students make connections between new ideas and prior knowledge. It also encourages them to take stock of ongoing questions, puzzles and difficulties as they reflect on what they are learning.

Connect - Extend - Challenge

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Connect Extend Challenge 
A visual thinking routine for connecting new ideas to prior knowledge 
Purpose: What kind of thinking does this routine encourage?
The routine helps students make connections between new ideas and prior knowledge. It also encourages them to take stock of ongoing questions, puzzles and difficulties as they reflect on what they are learning. 

Connect

How are the ideas and information presented CONNECTED to what you already knew?

Extend

What new ideas did you get that EXTENDED or pushed your thinking in new directions?

Challenge

Connect - Extend - Challenge

Connect Extend Challenge

Connect

Extend

Connect - Extend - Challenge

Connect Extend Challenge

Connect

How are the ideas and information presented CONNECTED to what you already knew?

Extend

What new ideas did you get that EXTENDED or pushed your thinking in new directions?

Challenge

What is still CHALLENGING or confusing for you to get your mind around? What questions, wonderings or puzzles do you now have?

How are the ideas and information presented CONNECTED to what you already knew?

What new ideas did you get that EXTENDED or pushed your thinking in new directions?

Challenge

What is still CHALLENGING or confusing for you to get your mind around? What questions, wonderings or puzzles do you now have?