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Lesson Plan
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Teamwork Towers

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students work in a cooperative groups to create a free standing tower of straws and pins in ten minutes. They watch a video of the cooperative groups working, discuss the process and list the things they could do to improve the cooperation.
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Lesson Plan
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Video Clip Review

For Teachers 5th - 7th
For this video clip review worksheet, students fill out a survey with eight questions about the singers and groups they watched on their video clip.
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Activity
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Three Questions

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
In this questions learning exercise, students get into a group and ask each other questions provided about themselves and then share the answers with the class. Students ask 3 questions.
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Lesson Plan
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Counting

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders comprehend how to use two different kinds of graphs. They complete a worksheet with the help of the teacher and a bag of jellybeans and then another worksheet without the direction of the teacher. Students listen as the...
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Mix Freeze Group

For Teachers 4th - 5th
For this mathematics worksheet, students write the total number of students written on the board. Then they draw a division house around that number and discuss breaking the number down into groups.
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Worksheet
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Compare Groups

For Students K
In this mathematics worksheet, students identify various types of shapes shown. Then they circle the group with the most shapes. There are 8 problems to solve on the sheet.
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Lesson Plan
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Unlocking Whole Numbers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate three kinds of remainders, use computers and counters division mats to explore equal groups. In pairs, 5th graders solve problems at the computer. Notepad is used by the students to explain symbols, grouping,...
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Other kinds of groups- part 4 of 5

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils compare and contrast characteristics of groups. Students create graphs using various symbols of different groups. Pupils make maps of their neighborhood 'groups'.
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Lesson Plan
American Forum for Global Education

American Forum for Global Education: How Many Systems Do I Belong to Right Now?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Using the concept of belonging to groups, children come to understand the concept of economics as it applies to "People Systems", or interdependence and cooperation.
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Activity
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Work as a Team to Achieve a Common Goal

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides information about the importance of cooperation. Students will learn strategies to help students work together as a team.
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Activity
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Using a Jigsaw for an Author Study

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a structure for an author study. Students will work in a jigsaw activity during a 9-week author study. Downloadable graphic organizers accompany this author's study.
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Daily Teaching Tools: Cooperative Learning: Assigning Tasks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides cooperative learning ideas. Students can be assessed via items suggested on this reference.