Metacognition for Junior Mathematics 

What are you trying to do?

● What is the big picture?

What skills do you have to have to complete the task?

● What do you have to be able to do?
● How well can you do these things?
● What do you need to learn to do before you you can do things?
● What key competencies do you need to be able to use?

What information do you have to have to complete the

task?
● What do you have to know?
● What evidence do you need to have to support your answer?
● Who do you need to talk to?

What steps do you have to take to complete the task?

● What is your plan?
● What steps are you going to take?

What is expected to complete the task?

● What will the outcome look like?
● What information/skill/thinking will people be able to see?
● What format will it take?

How do you have to manage your time?

● How long will all the steps take?
● What obstacles do you need to take into account?