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Cooperative Groups in Math

This document provides an overview of an introductory math class that focuses on cooperative learning. The summary is: 1. The class welcomes students and has them meet classmates through interactive icebreakers like trading cards and partner activities. 2. An introduction to cooperative groups explains their purpose and benefits through examples of animals like penguins that cooperate. 3. Students participate in group discussions and activities to learn how cooperation applies to humans as well, before the class concludes with applause and celebration of their cooperative work.

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Cooperative Groups in Math

This document provides an overview of an introductory math class that focuses on cooperative learning. The summary is: 1. The class welcomes students and has them meet classmates through interactive icebreakers like trading cards and partner activities. 2. An introduction to cooperative groups explains their purpose and benefits through examples of animals like penguins that cooperate. 3. Students participate in group discussions and activities to learn how cooperation applies to humans as well, before the class concludes with applause and celebration of their cooperative work.

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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 around…
meet & greet

Shake,
high 5, low 5

…trade
cards
Mingl
e
PAIR UP!
with the
same color
card
it h th e
n w
Perso r na i l s
t fi n g e
lo nge s
f ir st …
talks
e t o
n ut
M i a
On e o ut
a b e …
tal k o v i
t e m
o r i
fa v
t e t o
M i nu
One o ut a
a b
talk o vi e …
ri te m
fav o

G O !
and
Switch!
Give each
other a
while
‘round’ of saying:
applause! “Nice Job,
Fred!”
One More
Time . . .
Meet
and
greet

Trade: a “Hey!”, a shake,


your cards Mingl
e
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
desks
with the # from your card
Look at
the sign
above
us!
Pass card
to your left

Double-check
that one

All in the
right group?
1. Know each other’s
names??
2. Pick a team name from a
movie

Now Learning:

The Avatars
Hey, you
Your makin’ fun of
Group my nose?
Positions

4 1
Shoulder
Partners
3 2

Face
Partners
1’s
stand up!
4 1

3 2
3’s
stand up!

4 1

3 2
Shoulder
Partners
high 5’s! 4 1

3 2
Face Partners:
fist bumps!
4 1

3 2
Got your
numbers?

1’s: ”One for the money”


2’s: ”Two for the show”
3’s: ”Three to get ready”
4’s: ”now go cat, go”
Do the Antarctic
Cheer!
That was
brrrrrrrillia
nt!
Got it?
OK, so why the penguins . .
.
Cooperative Groups
Is it good for our colony?
Cooperative Groups

ME ?
i t f or
t’ s i n
Wha
Cooperative Groups

Is it FUN?
Which animals cooperate?
and how?

a) Think of some

*don’t talk – think in


your own head!
1’s
grab the whiteboard
Which animals cooperate?
and how?

b) Write one down and


lef
pass
Dung Beetles - it: t
share their dung
...
...

(*keep passing
until
Which animals cooperate?
and how?

c) 2’s share with class

*2’s stand
up!
Which animals cooperate?
and how?

c) 2’s share with class

*2’s stand
up!

Take your hands


Penguins

You saw
Happy Feet,
right?
Penguins
We huddle in a
storm, and
rotate places!

Click to edit Master text styl


Second level
●
Third level
●
Fourth level
●
Fifth level
Penguins
Mom & Dad take
turns protecting
me in their brood
flap
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Second level
●
Third level
●
Fourth level
●
Fifth level

The other goes


fishing and
regurgitates it
for me!
Penguins

And we’re VERY


organized!
Ants
Bees
Birds
Chimpanzees
Fish
Meerkats
Musk Oxen
Did we forget any?

Like, maybe, these?


Last Activity!
A: Individual Write 3-5
(silent) writing examples
of
cooperating
humans
B: Group share #4 reads his/hers

Others write if
they don’t have

Rotate till got all


Random class sharing
That’s it for our intro to
Cooperative Learning

Thanks for
cooperating!
Give
yourselves
a
“Yaaaay!”

& the

‘ketchup’
clap!

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