Hand of knowledge
| Thoughtful Classroom Tool (name and book title/page) | Hand of Knowledge Page 40 Tools of Thoughtful Assessment |
| Teacher NameGrade/Subjects Taught | Jane Brod 1st grade |
| Brief Tool DescriptionWhat is its purpose? Is it for a particular dimension of the Thoughtful Classroom framework? What do the teacher and students do during the strategy that make it valuable? | To gather information about your students in your classroom. Some students needed extra help with writing. The students enjoyed the activity. |
| Example(s) of How to Use the Tool in the ClassroomDoes it lend itself best to a particular subjects? Have you used the strategy successfully with a particular topic? Is there a lesson you can describe that illustrates how to use it? | This will work well for any class.I used the questions Favorite animalFavorite SubjectAgeWhat do you want to be when you get olderWhat are you good at |
| Suggestions for AdaptationsCould it be easily adapted for a higher/lower grade? For a different subject area? For assessment? | Yes |
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