{"id":17781,"date":"2025-02-12T16:43:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/?post_type=learning_library&#038;p=17781"},"modified":"2025-02-14T09:44:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T14:44:57","slug":"know-wonder-learn","status":"publish","type":"learning_library","link":"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/learning_library\/know-wonder-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a Know, Wonder, and Learn Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0225-sponsored-by-post-it-lockup.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"93\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17824\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Area<\/strong>: Any<\/p>\n<p><strong>Estimated Time<\/strong>: 30 minutes (broken up throughout the lesson)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade Level<\/strong>: 2-8<\/p>\n<p><span>Useful at various grade levels, KWL boards are a great way to learn how much students know about a topic, what they are curious to learn, and what they\u2019re taking away at the end of the unit. KWL boards also allow students to reflect on how they take in new information. This example shows a lesson on owls. Although the sample lesson is geared toward younger children, KWL boards can be used to structure material that is much more complex. For middle or high school students, they&#8217;re especially useful for text-based lessons, where the &#8220;wonder&#8221; section can be expanded into a personal reflection writing exercise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Materials:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Post-it\u00ae Super Sticky Big Notes<\/li>\n<li>Marker<\/li>\n<li>Whiteboard or poster board<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>To set up the board, write out the topic and the headings \u201cWhat We Know,\u201d \u201cWhat We Wonder,\u201d and \u201cWhat We Learned\u201d in separate columns on\u00a0<\/span>Post-it\u00ae Super Sticky Big Notes<span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0225-kwl-step1-body.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17793\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Before digging into a new unit, have students write down everything they already know about owls on orange\u00a0<\/span>Post-it\u00ae Super Sticky Notes<span>. This step isn\u2019t about pointing out wrong answers; if students share incorrect information, that will be an important part of the learning process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0225-kwl-step2-body.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17794\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Write down everything students are wondering about the lesson on blue Post-it\u00ae Super Sticky Notes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0225-kwl-step3-body.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17795\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At the end of the unit, have students write down what they have learned on green Post-it\u00ae Super Sticky Notes. Together, go back and review the first two columns. 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