Rachel Labuz

ALT COOPERATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES SHOWDOWN Learners sit in a circle and the teacher asks a question. They must answer in secret and then when the teacher calls “showdown”, all boards must be shown. Students can debate the best answer. (Adapted from EdTech4Beginners) COOPERATIVE GRAFFITI Students write down as many ideas as possible about a topic using different colored markers (for each idea) on poster paper. Next, have kids organize their colorful ideas into categories.” (Source: Adapted from TeachHub) WHYS Provide 2-person teams with a question. “Have partner A answer the question and partner B ask Why ___? (the blank represents what partner A said). Then partner A has to give a thoughtful answer. Then partner B follows partner A’s answer with Why _____? 4 more times. Then they switch roles.” (Source: The Owl Teacher) ...and more...