TEACHER RESOURCE
15 check for understanding strategies that do not stop the lesson
A good check for understanding is short, inclusive and connected to an instructional decision. Mix verbal, written and digital strategies so the same students are not always doing the visible thinking.
Ideas to try
Hinge question
Anonymous live poll
Mini whiteboards
Think–pair–vote
Confidence scale
Predict then reveal
Error spotting
Choose the best explanation
One-sentence summary
Example / non-example choice
Traffic-light check
One-minute retrieval question
Most confusing point
Exit ticket
Revote after discussion
Turn one prompt into a 60-second class check
Choose the prompt that best matches your next instructional decision, reduce it to two to four clear answer choices, and run it as a short anonymous class poll.
TRY 60SEC CLASSROOM
Ask one question. Read the room.