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There are review games, and then there are Review Games.
This review game is a variation of the Summarization process we’ve found so helpful in reviewing.
Hexagonal Thinking is a simple strategy for helping students make connections in their learning. A term or idea is written on a hexagon shape and laid on the table. The student then connects another term or idea to the first hexagon by placing the second hexagon adjacent to the first and explaining how the two terms or ideas are connected. A third hexagon with an idea or term is laid out and connected to the two cards already on the table by placing the third hexagon adjacent to one of the other hexagons.
The student placing the hexagon must be able to explain how the info on each of the hexagons at the edge where the hexagons connect to one another.
Alternatively, a student can move a hexagon already played to another place with connections and explain those connections. I expect much rearranging, as this precipitates a great deal of good discussion among the students in the group.
Continue adding terms or concepts on hexagons until students are 1) out of ideas, or 2) or out of possible rearrangements.
My students have told me that they appreciate not only being able to work together to learn and review, but they also like learning structured ways to do so. Hexagonal thinking and summarization provide this structure.
Below are some ways to start using hexagonal thinking in your classroom.
Learning with hexagonal thinking:
Here’s a Google doc with various sized of hexagons you can use. The doc will force you to make your own copy.
*My Biology students create an index card for each main idea and vocabulary word we learn throughout the year. When we want to review, we pull out the related cards and play the Hexagonal Thinking Game.
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