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Shelley McMillin

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Pose-Pause-Pounce-Bounce

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 3rd - 12th

Pose-Pause-Pounce-Bounce (PPPB) is an interactive, whole-class questioning strategy designed to deepen critical thinking, elevate student engagement, and foster collaborative classroom dialogue. This method shifts the traditional teacher-led question-and-answer format into a student-driven chain of... Read more »

Created by: Shelley McMillin

September 24th, 2026

Strategy Instructional Strategy
Pose-Pause-Pounce-Bounce

User Group Group Size

  • Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Whole Class

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Engage/Opening, Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • 10 - 20 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Active Engagement, Analyze, Collaborate, Critical Thinking, Elaborate, Evaluate, Reason, Speak & Listen, Summarize, Synthesize

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 3rd - 12th
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True North Check-In

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 2nd - Secondary

This strategy helps students reflect on learning or evaluate ideas, events, or proposals. Students will reflect on four questions representing the first letter in North, South, East, and West on a compass. This can be used across all subject areas. Read more »

Created by: Shelley McMillin

June 15th, 2026

Strategy Instructional Strategy
True North Check-In

User Group Group Size

  • Individual, Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Small Group (at least 4), Whole Class

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Engage/Opening, Explore/Learning Activity, Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • Less Than 10 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Active Engagement, Analyze, Compare & Contrast, Conversation Starter, Critical Thinking, Cross-Curricular, Evaluate, Hypothesize, Persuade, Physical Movement, Reason, Reflection, Self-assessment, Speak & Listen, Synthesize, Text analysis

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 2nd - Secondary