Strategy: Heads Together
Tool: none
Basics
Time: 3 minutes Room Arrangement: Groups of 3-4 students necessary Materials: none Process Directions
1. Assign students to a group of 3-4 students. 2. Ask the class a question about a topic you have been studying. 3. Announce "heads together," at which point the students get into their groups and discuss the answer. 4. After a few minutes, say "heads apart," at which point the students return to their seats for whole-class discussion on the question. |
Example
This could be done with the question "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" in talking about evolution.
This could be done with the question "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" in talking about evolution.
"Cubing." Resources for Idaho Teachers. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2012. <http://foridahoteachers.org/instructional_strategies.htm#Cubing>.