Cooperative Learning – More Than Group Work
…opportunity to talk. To equalize participation in team discussions, try one of these strategies: Around the Team – Place students in teams of 4 or 5 and have them number off…
…opportunity to talk. To equalize participation in team discussions, try one of these strategies: Around the Team – Place students in teams of 4 or 5 and have them number off…
…method to use if you want your question posted anonymously. I’ll also post a reminder once a week on Facebook along with one of the Question Connection images on this…
…interactive activity to the book. Ask your students to NUMBER their pages in order to be able to use their table of contents effectively. When Do I Use IN In…
Cooperative learning activities are often designed for teams of four students. However, sometimes a team is just too big, especially in math. Sometimes the perfect number of students for a…
…Numbers and Measurements The Man Who Walked Between the Towers includes many references to lengths, heights, and widths, so I created a set of task cards that display those quantities….
…this event is sure to keep your students completely engaged during the last days of school. Even if you don’t want to set up a tournament, you can still teach…
…backpacks and noticed when people “cringed”. They loved it! 2. Model classroom discourse! Hearing and using rich language serves a number of purposes–from modeling sophisticated language to showing that…
…on a variety of donations to facilitate these stations. Develop a theme for the event. For example, “Connecting with Super Scientists” was last year’s theme that emphasized the integration of…
…here to download all the free rule posters.) Children who dawdle along, can claim they are following directions quickly. Chatty students can claim they weren’t speaking to anyone. Your most…
…man! I’m definitely a fan of dry erase boards, too, and I even wrote a three-part article last year on TeachHUB.com with strategies for using them in the classroom. Since…
…the October Activities Pack and print out the chart from there. Pumpkin Predictions Procedure Have students number off around the team, and Person #1 becomes the first recorder. Each team…
…with the new way to use place value to multiply two-digit numbers using manipulatives. First the teacher should provide a hands-on practice time so that students begin to get comfortable…