Progressive Era Digital and Printer-Friendly Hexagonal Thinking Activity

Item description

Students will love this engaging interactive Progressive Era Hexagonal Thinking Activity Google Slides and Printer-Friendly resource! Perfect for distance and “in-person” learning!

This resource includes a hexagonal thinking activity focusing on the Progressive Era with over 100 hexagonal cards. This resource also includes two writing activities to be used in conjunction with the hexagonal thinking activity. Use one or use both writing activities! (The RAFT writing activity includes a rubric.)

What is Hexagonal Thinking? Hexagonal Thinking is a visual tool to help students make connections and organize ideas on a topic. This activity is great for strengthening and deepening understanding of content, and utilizing different learning styles! Students will be engaged and having fun!

Activity Description
This resource could be used in several ways. This activity could be used throughout a unit on the Progressive Era (with students assembling hexagonal clusters after each lecture/discussion/activity, or as a review before an exam, or as a summative assessment.

After students have finished arranging cards into clusters, students write a short essay using words from their completed clusters. In their essay, students will explain the relationships between the words in their clusters. Or, you may choose to have students write a RAFT-style piece as a summative assessment.

This resource includes:

-Over 100 hexagonal cards with vocabulary related to the Progressive Era (United States)

-Written Reflections (RAFT writing activity includes rubric)

-Instructions, tips, links, tips, and example (animated GIF of a hexagonal cluster being assembled)

– Printable version of hexagonal cards and student instructions is included! ( Cut cards out and laminate for long-term use.)

-Hexagonal Thinking Gif (share with students as an example of the hexagonal cluster assembly process)

This activity is appropriate for distance learning and face-to-face instruction.