If your students are seated in cooperative learning groups for most of the day, it’s helpful to implement team table management strategies. For the purposes of this post, I’ll refer to each physical group of students as a “team table.” Some of your
Read moreForming effective teams is a important when implementing cooperative learning strategies, but it’s not always easy to figure out the best way to form teams of students who will work
Read moreStructures are very specific strategies that can be used to organize interactions between students who are working in cooperative learning teams.
Most structures can be used with almost any academic content, but
Read moreIf you’re new to using Cooperative Learning strategies, you might wonder how to seat your students so they are able to interact with each other without losing focus during
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Have you ever considered the importance of vocabulary instruction in math? If you think about it, success in math often hinges more on the ability to read and understand the language
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Imagine someone asked you to describe the best lesson you ever taught. Which lesson would you choose? What do you think made
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Have you considered implementing Literature Circles in your classroom, but you didn’t because you weren’t sure how to get started? Or maybe
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Read moreWhy do so many students struggle with math word problems? Maybe they just don’t know where to begin and get overwhelmed at the thought of
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Guest post by Deb Hanson of Crafting Connections
I have always enjoyed playing the Memory Game (also called “Concentration”). I remember when my
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How do you encourage your students to write longer, more interesting sentences? You know what will happen if you simply ask them
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Pumpkin Predictions is a perfect fall-themed activity for upper elementary students because it’s not a Halloween activity, but it seems like one.
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