Cooperative Groups
Welcome!To a brand new math class!
Welcome!First thing: Cooperative Groups!
Welcome!Why the penguin?Stay tuned . . .
But first,pick a card, any card
Then stand up!
walk aroundmeet & greettrade cards
Mingle Music
Shake, high 5, low 5
PAIR UP!with the same color card
Person with the longest fingernails talks first
One Minute to talk about a favorite movie
One Minute to talk about a favorite movie GO!
andSwitch!
Give each other a round of applause!
while saying: Nice Job, Fred!
One More Time . . .Trade: a Hey!, a shake, your cards
Meet and greetMingle Music
PAIR UP!Someone with a different color card
Evaluate your expression
Example:32 2 * 3
Give each other the Grate cheer! You were grate! grate!
while grating a lemon
Go sit at the group of deskswith the # from your cardLook at the
sign above us!
Pass card to your left
Double-check that one
All in the right group?
1. Know each others names??2. Pick a team name from a movie Now
Learning: The Avatars
Your Group Positions
4123ShoulderPartnersFacePartners
Hey, you makin fun of my nose?
1s stand up!
4123
4123
3s stand up!
Shoulder Partners high 5s!
4123
Face Partners: fist bumps!
4123
Got your numbers?1s: One for the money2s: Two for the show3s:
Three to get ready4s: now go cat, go
Do the Antarctic Cheer!
That wasbrrrrrrrilliant!
Got it?
OK, so why the penguins . . .
Cooperative GroupsIs it good for our colony?
Cooperative GroupsWhats in it for ME?
Cooperative GroupsIs it FUN?
Which animals cooperate?and how?a) Think of some
*dont talk think in your own head!
1sgrab the whiteboard
Which animals cooperate?and how?b) Write one down and pass
it:
(*keep passing until none left)Dung Beetles - share their dung .
. . . . .
left
c) 2s share with class
*2s stand up!
Which animals cooperate?and how?
Which animals cooperate?and how?c) 2s share with class
*2s stand up!
Take your hands out
Penguins
You saw Happy Feet, right?
Penguins
We huddle in a storm, and rotate places!
Penguins
Mom & Dad take turns protecting me in their brood flap
The other goes fishing and regurgitates it for me!
And were VERY organized!Penguins
Ants
Bees
Birds
Chimpanzees
Fish
Meerkats
Musk Oxen
Did we forget any?
Like, maybe, these?
Last Activity!A: Individual (silent) writing
Write 3-5 examples of cooperatinghumans
#4 reads his/hers
Others write if they dont have
Rotate till got all B: Group share
Random class sharing
Thats it for our intro toCooperative Learning
Thanks for cooperating!
Give yourselvesaYaaaay! & the
ketchup clap!
