Carousel
Teams rotate around the room stopping at stations
where different terms or questions about terms are
listed. Everything the students know about the words
is discussed and written. Roles such as organizer,
timer, gatekeeper and encourager may be rotated.
Fact or
Fiction
Each student in a team writes three statements: two
true and one false. Students take turns sharing their
statement as teammates try to guess the false one.
Fan-N-Pick
Teammates play a card game to respond to questions.
Each teammate has a role that rotates with each new
question: Student one fans cards, another picks and
reads, another explains or describes the term, another
tutors or praises.
People
Search
Students mix around the room to find someone who
knows the answer to a question from a list of
questions or definitions the teacher has prepared.
This can be done to help them mobilize background
knowledge, learn content or skill, or identify
characteristics, etc.
Inside-
Outside-
Circle
Students form two concentric circles, so each person
is facing a partner. Partners answer or discuss a
question or word asked by the teacher. Teacher
directs one of the circles to rotate, so new
partnerships are formed.
Match Mine
Partners sit on opposite sides of a barrier. One
partner makes a sketch, or orders ideas about a word
and attempts to direct the other partner to match the
sketch or order by describing and explaining.
Mix-Freeze-
Pair
Students mix around room until teacher says freeze.
Students in close proximity become partners. Any
person without a partner raises hand high and looks
for another hand up to rush to. Students choose to be
partner 1 or 2. Teacher gives a vocabulary terms or
asks a question about that term, gives think time,
then directs which partner will speak and which will
listen. Students mix again for next question.
Jigsaw or
Team Jigsaw
Each team member studies a different vocabulary,
then in turn, summarizes, explains or describes to
team. The team adds to, corrects or deletes
information. Or a team may study vocabulary
together, then have team members each present part
of the description to class. Each team is given
different vocabulary.
Team
Statement
Each person writes an individual description of a term.
Then team works to use these to write a team
description/definition statement to share with class.
Four Corners
A different term is placed in each of the four corners
of the room. One student from a team of four goes to
a corner to meet with students from other teams to
discuss the vocabulary. Returning to team, students
take turns sharing information about their term with
the team.
Rally Robin
In pairs students alternate oral responses. One gives
a response, then the other adds to it, or one gives a
response to the first question and the other to the
second question or term.
Rally Table
Same as Rally Robin, except response are written
instead of given orally. The paper is passed back and
forth between them.
Rally Coach
In pairs, students take turns, one describing a term or
answering a vocabulary question given by the teacher
as the other dictates (coaches).
Round Robin
In teams, students take turns responding orally going
around the team from student 1 to 2 to 3 to 4.
Round Table
Same as Round Robin, except responses are written
as a paper is passed around to each student. Or, each
student simultaneously writes on their own paper,
then pass their papers clockwise so each teammate
can read and add to the prior responses.
Numbered
Heads
Together
After thinking or writing their own descriptions or
explanations, teammates put their “heads together” to
add to or refine. The teacher then calls a number
(1,2,3 or 4) and students with that number share their
ideas with the class.
Roving
Reporter or
Red Rover
Each team works together to answer a question or
define and describe a term. Teacher calls for a
student number to Rove (or teach another team). All
Rovers move simultaneously. For a variation, called
Red Rover, students can call for the person to come to
their team to report.
Showdown
One teammate reads a term from a predetermined list
out loud. Students work independently to describe or
explain. When a teammate calls “Showdown!” all
team members show their responses. They then
refine, add to or change their own responses a.
Pairs Check
One partner answers a question or describes a word
as the other dictates (coaches). Additions or changes
are discussed. They switch roles for the next term.
After every two terms, pairs check with another pair
and refine ideas.
Think-Team-
Share
A word is given or question asked by the teacher. All
students think. Teacher calls out a student number.
That student shares with team. Team celebrates or
coaches. Some responses are shared with the class.
Stand-NShare
Teams work together to write a description or
explanation for several words from a predetermined
list. All teams stand simultaneously with a list of ideas
they wrote about each word. The teacher selects one
student to share an idea. Other teams check off that
idea or add to it. Each team sits when all the ideas on
its list have been shared.
Timed Pair
Share
In pairs, students share with a partner for a period of
time determined by the teacher while the other
partner listens without interjecting. Then partners
switch roles.
Talking
Tickets
During discussion or when making a list teammates
place a chip, slip of paper, or pencil in the center of
the table each time they talk. They cannot talk again
until all the team members have placed their “ticket”.
Mix-N-Match
Students mix around the room trying to find a partner
whose card matches (same meaning or supporting
information) theirs. A word could be on one card and
a definition on another. Or, several ideas describing
the term could be listed on several cards.
Three Step
Interview
In pairs students take turns sharing information, then
each person tell the team what their partner had to
say.
Write-Team-
Board Game
Teams work describe a term. Teacher calls a number
(1, 2, 3, 4). All students assigned that number walk to
the board simultaneously to write. Teams responding
correctly with enough breadth earn a point.
Value Lines
Students form a line, in order, according to a
predetermined value (for example “How well you
understand the word _____ ). Line is folded in half to
form partners who discuss.
Telephone
A team member is sent out of the room while an
explanation or information is given by the teacher.
When the student returns, the team members take
turns sharing one idea that was taught them.
Send A
Problem or
Puzzle
Each team writes a explanation, or description or
makes a sketch representing the ideas. They create a
puzzle by cutting apart the ideas or the sketch. When
teacher signals, all teams send their puzzle to the next
team. The receiving team responded on a different
paper so the problem or puzzle can be sent to the
next team, and the next as the problems or puzzles
rotate around.
Or, teams write an explanation for a term and send
the explanation around the room for other teams to
identify the word.
Team
Challenge
Game
Each team makes a list of words and descriptions for
these. A team member then asks the class explain or
describe a word they choose to use as the challenge
word. Students in the class are given time to discuss
with their teammates. The challenging team then
chooses one person in the class to explain. If that
person’s response is satisfactory, their team earns a
point. If not, teacher selects a student from the
challenging team to explain, and the challenging team
earns the point if their description is satisfactory.
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