I went to an education conference recently, and in one session a maths expert shared ‘Think Boards’. They are a simple but excellent idea, and fit in very well with maths mastery.
They basically encourage students to explore numbers or problems in a deeper way.
Have a look at some of the templates I have created (see below) – feel free to adapt them 🙂 I have also included some completed ones, so you can see what they look like when done.


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Maybe Think Boards could be used in other subject areas too? How about an English one: the middle is a word and in the outside sections, the children have to write the definition, a picture, synonyms, antonyms, super sentences etc.

Have a go! Let me know your thoughts by commenting below.
Fantastic idea! I like how it is organized on the page. How are you using them? Are these think boards printed out on paper and students complete paper/pencil? Or, are they .pdf files that students can open on their iPad and use the mark-up tools?
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I prefer to print them for my class – but it is up to you 🙂
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Great idea – I will definitely try this.
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Thank you sharing!
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Great idea. I will be adding these to Septembers planning
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These are awesome! They would be good inside of these http://www.teaching.com.au/product/KNB4001
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That is exactly what I was thinking, use dry erase markers and you have a reusable class set.
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Unfortunately I cant see where the link is to print this?
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I have put the PDFs here: https://edtech4beginners.com/lesson-plans-resources/maths/ * You must save a copy or download them 🙂
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I love these, but I can’t print them. Could you send me the digital version for math.
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