The Situation You want to get students working in a cooperative activity immediately as they enter the classroom. The Solution Rainbow Groups is a cooperative activity that provides accountability, movements and discussion in the classroom. Provide students with one of these laminated cards (One colour only). Ask students to match with a person who has … Continue reading Rainbow Groups: A Fun and Quick Way to Encourage Cooperation
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Talking Chips: Encouraging Equal Participation and Healthy Discussion
The Situation Your students need to develop social skills and discuss a topic in a small group. The Solution Talking Chips is an effective strategy to encourage students to engage in discussions, while practising important listening and communication skills. Steps: Students are provided with Talking Chip 1 and 2. They are prompted with an open … Continue reading Talking Chips: Encouraging Equal Participation and Healthy Discussion
Cooperative Learning Jar: Challenging Your Everyday Teaching Practice
The Situation You are finding that you’re lecturing rather than facilitating in the classroom. The Solution At times it is easy to fall into the habit of lecturing to our students, especially if we are strapped for time in designing innovative lessons. For this reason, you need to have a constant reminder to keep yourself … Continue reading Cooperative Learning Jar: Challenging Your Everyday Teaching Practice
Beliefs, Values, Attitudes and Behaviours Worksheet
The Situation Your students have read a story and are now analysing the characterisation. The Solution When analysing character, it is important to look beyond the obvious like appearance, speech and motivations. Another aspect that we can explore is the psychology of a character. This entails making connections between the beliefs and behaviours of a … Continue reading Beliefs, Values, Attitudes and Behaviours Worksheet
Bloom’s Taxonomy for Narrative Analysis
The Situation Your story have just read a story or a chapter. You are now ready to have students reflect broadly on their understanding of the text. The Solution Prior to analysing the language of a text (Language Analysis), it is likely that you will want students talking generally about the story. To what extent … Continue reading Bloom’s Taxonomy for Narrative Analysis
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