Cubing requires students to look at a topic from six different angles such as: Describe It!, Compare It!, Associate It!, Apply It!, Analyze It!, Argue For or Against It!.  Teachers often create a visual cube that serves as a starting point when they want students to analyze or consider various aspects of a topic.  Cubes can be an after-reading strategy that requires students to think critically about a topic.  When students work with cubes, they apply information in new ways.  Cubes can be differentiated by interest and readiness. 

Adaptations

• Design cubes based on interest or learning profiles.
• Use the cubes as dice which students roll.
• In math, create problems for students to solve.  One problem is printed on each side of the cube.
• Create cubes around the Multiple Intelligences.
• Incorporate Bloom's Taxonomy.

From Fair Isn't Always Equal: Assessing and Grading in the Differentiated Classroom by Rick Wormeli

Additional Resources

• Dice Maker