Concept Anchoring Routine

Teachers use the Concept Anchoring Routine to introduce and anchor a new concept to a concept that is already familiar to students, that is, to learn by analogy.

Be sure to note the Device and Implementation Checklists!

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Checklists

Concept Anchoring Device Checklist
Concept Anchoring Device Checklist

This fillable form can be used by an instructional coach, or it can be used by teachers to evaluate their own devices.

Concept Anchoring Implementation Checklist
Concept Anchoring Implementation Checklist

This fillable form can be used by an instructional coach, or it can be used by teachers to reflect on their own imple...

Examples

CA: Anchoring Table Examples
CA: Anchoring Table Examples

Visual Devices (PDF, Word, PPT, GoogleSlides)

CA: Device (pdf fillable)
CA: Device (pdf fillable)
Con Anch: Device (ppt)
Con Anch: Device (ppt)

Other resources

CA: Anchoring Analogy Illustration
CA: Anchoring Analogy Illustration