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Generate differentiated problems and activities that reinforce and deepen learning.

Create a set of practice questions that align with the learning objectives and activities in this lesson.
Create 3 additional questions like the activity 1 that progressively increase in difficulty.
Make an extension activity for students who complete their work early that deepens and extends their understanding of today’s learning objectives.
Design a short review of the prerequisite fluency skills that students need for this lesson.
Create 5 more questions that use the same structure as the Cool Down.
Generate a set of practice questions that reviews the learning in this unit and prepares them for the end-of-unit.

Understand how the lesson builds toward big ideas and connects across the unit.

Help me understand the purpose of each activity and how they connect to the cool down.
Show me 3 possible student responses to the first activity.
What misconceptions might students encounter during the second activity?
Identify the foundational skills needed for this lesson.
What is the language target for this lesson? How does this link to the learning objectives?
What visual representations would help build conceptual understanding?
How does this lesson relate to the big ideas of the unit?

Adjust lessons to fit your time while keeping core goals intact.

How can I adapt this lesson to fit in a 40-minute period and still address the core learning goals?
What are the essential components of the lesson that I should prioritize?
Can you help me combine two lessons?
I want to spend two class periods on this lesson. Can you suggest options for extending the lesson that will help deepen student understanding?

Create supports that make tasks accessible without lowering rigor.

What just-in-time scaffolds could I use for students that need additional support?
Suggest some guiding questions that I can ask students that will help them access the math independently
Please add a visual representation to the first activity
Create a reference guide that includes important prerequisite knowledge.
Make a structured organizer that breaks down the second activity into smaller steps.

Support students in understanding and using precise math language.

What scaffolds aligned to the language objective will help my MLL students access the lesson activities?
Identify potential language barriers in Activity 2 and suggest specific supports.
Can you add sentence starters to the Math Talk?
How can I modify the sentence frames for students at different proficiency levels?
Create a visual glossary of key words for this lesson.

Address misconceptions and support students who need extra help.

Create a short intervention resource based on the Cool Down that includes a worked example and 3 similar questions.
Suggest how I could address this misconception in the next lesson.
Create a set of questions that build fluency in key prerequisite skills that students need to be ready for the next lesson.