When using What Next as a working form with students aged 6 to 10, you can easily differentiate at three levels: beginner, advanced and expert.
- Beginner learners (6-7 years old):
- Provide smaller, simpler tasks where the obstacle is obvious.
- Offer hints or partial suggestions for materials needed.
- Encourage working in pairs to support problem-solving.
- Advanced learners (8-9 years old):
- Use more complex or ambiguous problems that require independent thinking.
- Limit hints, so students must brainstorm multiple solutions themselves.
- Encourage reflection on why certain solutions may or may not work.
- Expert learners (9–10 years old):
- Use more complex or ambiguous problems that require independent thinking.
- Limit hints, so students must brainstorm multiple solutions themselves.
- Encourage reflection on why certain solutions may or may not work.