Math Reflection Fans

This resource contains over 100 different math reflection questions and prompts to use for comprehension
checks of new concepts learned. They can be used for the reflection section in Interactive Math Journals, as
questions to respond to in regular math journals, after problem-solving activities, for oral discussions, in math centers,
after new lessons in math, as an end of the unit review, or beginning of the unit diagnostic, or for test preparation.

There are 6 different groups of questions and prompts - one group for each of the levels in Bloom’s Revised
Taxonomy.: Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, and Create. Each group of questions will make its own
fan. You can use a particular fan when evaluating a particular level of the taxonomy, or use different fans as
they suit different learned concepts. You could also group all the questions together on a binder clip circle and hang
near your desk for easy access during activities. I choose one or two particular questions or prompts that fit the
concept, and display them under the document camera for the students to see.

I have also included a page of blank frames for each group if you want to add some of your own questions.
They are not editable though, so you will have to write in your questions.

The question sheets should be printed out on cardstock or on regular paper and laminated for extra durability.
Cut out the individual questions and punch a small hole in the end of each question. Questions can then be put
together with a brass fastener or a binder ring to keep them together.

I have also included checklists for each reflection fan. These checklists can be used by students to keep track
of what questions they have answered, or by the teacher to keep track of questions asked.

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Math Reflection Fans
 Remember
Write a complete definition for the term studied
today.

Describe how you solved this math problem today.

Name and describe the steps you took to solve this

problem.
 Make a list of all the math concepts you used in this
lesson.

Identify the most important concept to know to

understand today’s lesson.

How would you tell another student the steps needed

to solve this problem? Write down what you would
say.

Make a list of all the math concepts you know that are
similar to the concept learned today.
What facts do you need to know to solve this problem?

Rewrite the problem and label all the steps you took to
solve the problem.

Make a list of everything you need to remember to

solve this problem.

State the main idea of today’s lesson.

 How will you remember today’s lesson?

What important information do you need to

remember about today’s lesson? How will you do this?

What point from today is easiest to remember? Why

do you think that is?

What did you remember about this concept before

today’s math lesson?
 Understand
Using your own words, explain how you would solve
this problem.

Write a summary of your math lesson today.

Restate the main idea of today’s lesson in your own

words.
 Make a conclusion sentence for today’s lesson.

Discuss today’s lesson with a partner. Then, record all

important points you discussed.

Give some examples of real-life math situations that

apply to today’s lesson.

How did you make sense of today’s lesson? Explain.

 Explain what you did in math class today.

Explain why the method you used today works. Does it

make sense to you?

Explain what new information you learned today. Give

an example of this new information.

Prove there is only one possible answer to the

problem solved today.
 What questions did you have during the math lesson
today? How did you find the answers to these
questions?

What was the most challenging part of today’s lesson?

Explain.

Illustrate today’s problem. The illustration should

clearly show what is happening in the problem.

If you were studying for a test, what review notes

would you make about today’s math lesson?
 How would you describe the problem in your own
words?

Explain today’s math lesson in your own words.

What do you know that is not stated in the problem?

What did you already have to know to understand

today’s lesson?
 Apply
Make up a similar problem to the one studied
today. Solve it.

Change the numbers in today’s problem. Solve

the new problem.

Solve the problem in a different way. Explain

why you chose the strategy you used.
 Pair up with a partner. Each partner will make up a
problem that uses the concepts learned in today’s
lesson. Switch problems with your partner and solve.

Make up a word problem that uses concepts

from today’s math lesson. Solve it.

What information do you need to know to solve

today’s problem?

Prepare a set of questions you would ask if you

were going to interview the teacher about
today’s lesson.
Do you think you could use other strategies to
solve today’s problem? Explain, then
demonstrate by solving a problem.

Show how to solve today’s problem using

pictures and numbers only.

How would you teach a student who was absent

about today’s lesson?

Prepare a set of questions you could use to

demonstrate your understanding of this topic.
Choose a few to answer.
Make up a real world math problem that uses the
concept you learned today. Solve the problem.

Sketch a diagram that could help you solve

today’s problem.

Sketch a diagram that illustrates concepts

covered in class today.

What manipulatives could you use to help you

with today’s math lesson? Explain how these
could help you.
 Did you solve any part of the question with
mental math? Explain.

What tools did you need to help you solve the

problem? How did you use these tools?

How would you tackle similar problems?

How did you organize the information you

learned today?
 Analyze
What are some of the differences between the
concept learned today and other math concepts you
have learned?

Make a Venn diagram that shows the similarities and

differences of the concept learned today and a
different math concept.

What factors did you have to consider before you

could solve today’s problem?
Determine the strategies you would need to use to solve
today’s math problem.

Write a paragraph explaining how you would break

down the information learned in today’s math lesson.

Design a survey to find out which parts of today’s

lesson were easy to understand, and which parts
were more difficult.

Do you think there is a more efficient way to solve

today’s problem? Explain.
How is today’s lesson similar to information you learned
last year about this particular concept?

Compare what you learned today to what you learned

yesterday. How is it the same? Different?

Create a survey related to today’s lesson. Explain why

you chose the particular questions you did.

What were you thinking as you made decisions or

selected strategies to solve today’s problem? Explain.
When could you use this math outside of school? Explain.

What other math can you connect with this? Why?

Explain why the answer you got is reasonable.

What ideas have you learned before were useful in

solving today’s problem?
 Can you think of a counterexample for today’s
concept? Explain.

Why did you decide to organize your results the way

you did?

Do you think this strategy would work with other

numbers? Explain.

Have you thought of all the possibilities? How can you

be sure?
 Evaluate
Develop a proof that will work for the problem
you solved today.

What strategy did you use to solve the problem?

Justify your answer.

What steps did you take to solve the problem?

Justify each step of the problem-solving
process.
 Convince me that you solved the problem
correctly.

Evaluate your problem-solving skills today. How

would you assess yourself? Why?

Evaluate your participation in math class today.

How would you assess yourself? Why?

What criteria would you use to evaluate your

answer?
 Develop a set of success criteria that would
help you evaluate your problem-solving
skills.

Trade your completed work with a partner.

Evaluate your partner’s work and provide an
explanation for your evaluation.

How do you think you could improve your

answer? Explain.

Defend your choice of strategies used today.

Argue how another strategy would provide the
same results as the strategy used in class
today.

Using a diagram, prove why your answer is

correct.

Did you find this method to be an effective way

of learning this math concept? Explain why or
why not.

How do you think you could make this concept

easier to learn?
 Create
Invent a machine that could solve the problem. Draw it
and explain how it would work.

Create a mnemonic device that helps to teach this

particular math concept.

Draw a comic strip that explains the thinking needed to

understand this particular concept.
Create a game based on this particular math concept.

Create a crossword puzzle that uses the important

terms and definitions from this math lesson.

Design a survey based on this math concept. Draw a

graph based on your results.

Draw a picture that incorporates the concepts

learned today.
Write a song that includes the key concepts and terms
learned today.

Create a skit about today’s math lesson.

Write a poem about the concept learned in math

today.

Design an experiment that would explore if your

strategy would work with other numbers.
If you were to invent a calculator that would work for
the concept you used today, what would it look like?
What buttons would be on it?

Draw a poster that shows the steps needed to solve

today’s problem.

Draw a poster that illustrates and defines all the

terms used in today’s lesson.

Create a graphic organizer that would help you

organize the information you used today.
 Create a commercial for a manipulative that would
help you with today’s math concept.

Make a flow chart that shows the order and steps

needed to solve today’s problem.

Create vocabulary cards that illustrate and define the

terms used in today’s math lesson.

Design an assessment task that would prove your

understanding of this math concept.
Create a slideshow, powerpoint, or movie that explains
the math concept learned today.

Design a board game that uses the ideas from today’s

lesson.

Write a “tweet” or FB status update that fully explains

what you learned in math class today (20 words or
less).

Design an amusement park ride that uses ideas and

concepts from today’s math lesson.
 Remember Checklist
 Write a complete definition for the term studied today.
 Describe how you solved this math problem today.
 Name and describe the steps you took to solve this problem.
 Make a list of all the math concepts you used in this lesson.
 Identify the most important concept to know to understand today’s lesson.
 How would you tell another student the steps needed to solve this problem?
Write down what you would say.
 Make a list of all the math concepts you know that are similar to the
concept learned today.
 What facts do you need to know to solve this problem?
 Rewrite the problem and label all the steps you took to solve the problem.
 Make a list of everything you need to remember to solve this problem.
 State the main idea of today’s lesson.
 How will you remember today’s lesson?
 What important information do you need to remember about today’s lesson?
How will you do this?
 What point from today is easiest to remember? Why do you think that is?
 What did you remember about this concept before today’s math lesson?
 Understand Checklist
 Using your own words, explain how you would solve this problem.
 Write a summary of your math lesson today.
 Restate the main idea of today’s lesson in your own words.
 Make a conclusion sentence for today’s lesson.
 Discuss today’s lesson with a partner. Then, record all important points you discussed.
 Give some examples of real-life math situations that apply to today’s lesson.
 How did you make sense of today’s lesson? Explain.
 Explain what new information you learned today. Give an example of this new
information.
 Explain why the method you used today works. Does it make sense to you?
 Explain what you did in math class today.
 Prove there is only one possible answer to the problem solved today.
 Illustrate today’s problem. The illustration should clearly show what is happening in the
problem.
 What was the most challenging part of today’s lesson? Explain.
 What questions did you have during the math lesson today? How did you find the
answers to these questions?
 If you were studying for a test, what review notes would you make about today’s
math lesson?
 What do you know that is not stated in the problem?
 How would you describe the problem in your own words?
 What did you already have to know to understand today’s lesson?
 Apply Checklist
 Change the numbers in today’s problem. Solve the new problem.
 Make up a similar problem to the one studied today. Solve it.
 Solve the problem in a different way. Explain why you chose the strategy you used.
 What information do you need to know to solve today’s problem?
 Make up a word problem that uses concepts from today’s math lesson. Solve it.
 Pair up with a partner. Each partner will make up a problem that uses the concepts
learned in today’s lesson. Switch problems with your partner and solve.
 Prepare a set of questions you would ask if you were going to interview the teacher about
today’s lesson.
 How would you teach a student who was absent about today’s lesson?
 Show how to solve today’s problem using pictures and numbers only.
 Do you think you could use other strategies to solve today’s problem? Explain, then
demonstrate by solving a problem.
 Prepare a set of questions you could use to demonstrate your understanding of this topic.
Choose a few to answer.
 Sketch a diagram that illustrates concepts covered in class today.
 Sketch a diagram that could help you solve today’s problem.
 Make up a real world math problem that uses the concept you learned today. Solve the
problem.
 What manipulatives could you use to help you with today’s math lesson? Explain how these
could help you.
 What tools did you need to help you solve the problem? How did you use these tools?
 Did you solve any part of the question with mental math? Explain.
 How did you organize the information you learned today?
 Analyze Checklist
 Make a Venn diagram that shows the similarities and differences of the concept learned today and
a different math concept.
 What are some of the differences between the concept learned today and other math concepts
you have learned?
 What factors did you have to consider before you could solve today’s problem?
 Design a survey to find out which parts of today’s lesson were easy to understand, and which parts
were more difficult.
 Write a paragraph explaining how you would break down the information learned in today’s math
lesson.
 Determine the strategies you would need to use to solve today’s math problem.
 Do you think there is a more efficient way to solve today’s problem? Explain.
 Create a survey related to today’s lesson. Explain why you chose the particular questions you did.
 Compare what you learned today to what you learned yesterday. How is it the same?
Different?
 How is today’s lesson similar to information you learned last year about this particular concept?
 What were you thinking as you made decisions or selected strategies to solve today’s problem?
Explain.
 Explain why the answer you got is reasonable.
 What other math can you connect with this? Why?
 When could you use this math outside of school? Explain.
 What ideas have you learned before were useful in solving today’s problem?
 Do you think this strategy would work with other numbers? Explain.
 Why did you decide to organize your results the way you did?
 Can you think of a counterexample for today’s concept? Explain.
 Have you thought of all the possibilities? How can you be sure?
 Evaluate Checklist
 What strategy did you use to solve the problem? Justify your answer.
 Develop a proof that will work for the problem you solved today.
 What steps did you take to solve the problem? Justify each step of the problem-
solving process.
 Evaluate your participation in math class today. How would you assess yourself?
Why?
 Evaluate your problem-solving skills today. How would you assess yourself? Why?
 Convince me that you solved the problem correctly.
 What criteria would you use to evaluate your answer?
 How do you think you could improve your answer? Explain.
 Trade your completed work with a partner. Evaluate your partner’s work and
provide an explanation for your evaluation.
 Develop a set of success criteria that would help you evaluate your problem-solving
skills.
 Defend your choice of strategies used today.
 Did you find this method to be an effective way of learning this math concept?
Explain why or why not.
 Using a diagram, prove why your answer is correct.
 Argue how another strategy would provide the same results as the strategy used in
class today.
 How do you think you could make this concept easier to learn?
 Create Checklist
 Invent a machine that could solve the problem. Draw it and explain how it would work.
 Create a mnemonic device that helps teach this particular math concept.
 Draw a comic strip that explains the thinking needed to understand this particular concept.
 Create a game based on this particular math concept.
 Create a crossword puzzle that uses the important terms and definitions from this math lesson.
 Design a survey based on this math concept. Draw a graph based on your results.
 Draw a picture that incorporates the concepts learned today.
 Write a song that includes the key concepts and terms learned today.
 Create a skit about today’s math lesson.
 Write a poem about the concept learned in math today.
 Design an experiment that would explore if your strategy would work with other numbers.
 If you were to invent a calculator that would work for the concept you used today, what would
it look like? What buttons would be on it?
 Draw a poster that shows the steps needed to solve today’s problem.
 Draw a poster that illustrates and defines all the terms used in today’s lesson.
 Create a graphic organizer that would help you organize the information you used today.
 Create a commercial for a manipulative that would help you with today’s math concept.
 Make a flow chart that shows the order and steps needed to solve today’s problem.
 Create vocabulary cards that illustrate and define the terms used in today’s math lesson.
 Design an assessment task that would prove your understanding of this math concept.
 Create a slideshow, powerpoint, or movie that explains the math concept learned today.
 Design a board game that uses the ideas from today’s lesson.
 Write a “tweet” or FB status update that fully explains what you learned in math class today (20
words or less).
 Design an amusement park ride that uses ideas and concepts from today’s math lesson.
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