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description: These Connect, Extend, Challenge thinking routine resources support students in making connections between new ideas and prior knowledge!
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# **Connect, Extend, Challenge Thinking Routine Anchor Chart and Graphic Organizer**

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![Connect, Extend, Challenge Anchor Chart](https://www.knowatom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Connect%2c%20Extend%2c%20Challenge%20Anchor%20Chart.jpg?width=180&height=283&name=Connect%2c%20Extend%2c%20Challenge%20Anchor%20Chart.jpg)

#### **You can use these tools to support the following thinking moves:**

- Making Connections
- Considering Different Viewpoints and Perspectives
- Reflection

These free Connect, Extend, Challenge thinking routine anchor chart supports students in making connections between new ideas and prior knowledge! 

Displaying this anchor chart will give learners the tools they need to tackle big ideas in the future, including changing their views as new information is uncovered.  

[Read more](https://www.knowatom.com/blog/thinking-routines/connect-extend-challenge-thinking-routine-to-strengthen-critical-thinking) to learn how to facilitate this thinking routine in the classroom.

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