Thanks for checking out this post on using "Four Corners" as a cooperative learning activity in the classroom. If you would like to view the other posts in this series of Cooperative Learning Strategies, you can find them here: "Expert Groups," "Q&A Match-Up," and "Circle Chats." How It Works: Choose four aspects of a topic that your class is currently focusing on. Assign each of ... Read the Post
Four Corners: A Cooperative Learning Strategy (Post 4 of 5)
Circle Chats: A Cooperative Learning Strategy {Post 3 of 5}
"Circle Chats," today's cooperative learning strategy, in another great way to get your students out of their seats and interacting! How It Works: Divide your class in half. One half will create an inner circle; the other half will make up the outer circle. Students in the outer circle can ask a question of the students in the inner circle. These questions can be ... Read the Post
Q and A Match-Up: A Cooperative Learning Strategy (Post 2 of 5)
In my first post of this 5-part series, I talked about using Expert Groups as a cooperative learning strategy in your classroom. Today I am going to outline the use of what I have termed "Q&A Match-Up." I first saw this strategy used by one of my student teachers as a review activity before a science unit test; my students and I LOVED it! Since then I have used it countless times ... Read the Post