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BIG information! Version 4 of my “This, Not That” bellringer puzzles is now launched, simply in time for again to high school. One change for these bellringers is the format from Google’s Jamboard, which is ending quickly, to Google Slides or Canva Shows. I’ve modified all earlier bellringer puzzles to these codecs as ell.

How Does a “This, Not That” Puzzle Work? 

Consider the “This, Not That” bellringers as a mind-challenge puzzle. Every puzzle provides you 5 statements, and the purpose is to determine a commonality from the 5 statements. The phrases after the “however not” a part of the statements generally assist with the options. However generally, they’re simply distractions to the thought course of. My “This, Not That” puzzles normally comply with two strains of options: shared options or attributes of the gadgets within the statements or shared options or attributes of the phrases within the statements. 

Right here is the pondering technique of the shared options of the 5 gadgets. Let’s have a look at the primary instance, Emily:

1. She likes minutes, not hours. (What’s the distinction between these two items of time?)
2. She likes the Seven Dwarves, however not Snow White. (What’s a noticeable distinction between Snow and a dwarf?)
3. She likes poems, not novels (How are poems totally different from a novel?)
4. She likes energy naps, not dusk-to-dawn sleep. (How is a nap totally different than an evening’s sleep?)
5. She likes skirts, not denims. (Image a skirt and denims in your thoughts.)

In case your reasoning led you to imagine she likes issues which can be quick, you nailed this bellringer!

Here’s a resolution involving commonalities among the many phrases themselves. For instance, let’s take have a look at the second instance, Miguel:

1. He likes juggling on the circus, not the plate spinning.
2. He likes eggplant, not zucchini.
3. He doesn’t thoughts driving in foggy situations, however not snowstorms.
4. He likes Reggae music, not Nation-Western.
5. He likes running a blog, not writing newsletters.

What do you discover concerning the phrases “juggling,” “eggplant,” “foggy,” “Reggae,” and “running a blog?” When you find yourself working along with your college students, remind them to jot down down the principle phrases to see if any commonalities seem. And the reply is: In case your evaluation led you to conclude that Miguel likes phrases containing a double “g,” you hit the bullseye!

Canva Hyperlinks to the Bellringers

This, Not That Version No. 1

This, Not That Version No. 2

This, Not That Version No. 3

This, Not That Version No. 4

Google Slides Hyperlinks

This, Not That Version No. 1

This, Not That Version No. 2

This, Not That Version No. 3

This, Not That Version No. 4

Generally these bellringer puzzles could be a little difficult. So in the event you don’t have time to determine the solutions, electronic mail me at preimers@tcea.org, and I’ll ship them to you. Please embody your college info within the electronic mail signature.