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Teamwork Towers
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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Video Clip Review
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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Three Questions
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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Counting
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 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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Compare Groups
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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Unlocking Whole Numbers
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
Pupils compare and contrast characteristics of groups. Students create graphs using various symbols of different groups. Pupils make maps of their neighborhood 'groups'.
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: How Many Systems Do I Belong to Right Now?
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.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Work as a Team to Achieve a Common Goal
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides information about the importance of cooperation. Students will learn strategies to help students work together as a team.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Using a Jigsaw for an Author Study
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.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Cooperative Learning: Assigning Tasks
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides cooperative learning ideas. Students can be assessed via items suggested on this reference.