Kagan Structures Cards for Teachers

1 CooperativeLearningRally TableRally robin round a c h e r p o s e s a p ro b l e m t o which there are multiple possible pairs, students take turns stating responses or solutions. 1. Teacher provides a task to which there are multiple possible In pairs, students take turns passing a paper and pencil (answer board) or a team project, each writing one answer or making a contribution. {Pairs Writing}{Pairs Talking}{ team Writing} a m s h a r e s o n e p i e c e of paper person adds own idea to one list passing around the paper many times [good for brainstorming]2016 A. SanchezSUHUPUR ally CoachShow DownRound robin Pa r t n e r s ta ke t u r n s , o n e s o l v i n g a problem while the other coaches.

2 Then partners switch roles. Useful for any process or procedure with a definite right/wrong. a c h e r a s s i g n s a t o p i c o r question with multiple possible answers teams, students respond orally, each in turn taking about the same amount of time. (30 seconds each) each have a set of question Cards . selects one student on each team to be the Showdown Captain for the first round . Showdown Captain draws the top card, reads the question, and provides think time. students work alone to finished, teammates signal they re Captain calls, Showdown show and discuss their answers. Captain leads the checking. correct, the team celebrates; if not, teammates tutor, then celebrate. person on the left of the Showdown Captain becomes the Showdown Captain for the next round .

3 A c h e r s a y s , S ta n d U p , H a n d U p , Pa i r U p stand up and keep one hand high in the air until they find the closest partner who s not a teammate. Students do a high five and put their hands down. a c h e r a s k s a q u e s t i o n / g i v e s a p r o b l e m a n d provides think time. r t n e r s i nt e ra ct u s i n g : p a i r d i s c u s s i o n , RallyRobin, Timed Pair Share. { team Talking} leader describes the line by height, birthdays, alphabetical by name, number of pets, distance to vacation spot, length of last name, length of hair, color of eyes, amount of jewelry, number of hours of sleep, middle initial, etc. r t i c i p a nt s l i n e u p.

4 Line is split or folded to form pairs. i r s d i s c u s s . Line student on a team of four makes a picture making sure the other teammates cannot see the picture. then take time to describe their figure in writing as clearly as possible. return to their teams and work in pairs exchanging written descriptions without showing the original drawings. attempt to produce the figure from the description. , pairs compare the originals with the attempts. working in pairs make a picture but they don t let the other pair on the team see the picture. return to their team and attempt to communicate their picture with the other pair so well that the other pair can draw it. 1. Identify 4 labels , one for each corner.

5 2. Have students select the corner that best represents themselves or their position. Jot ThoughtsShow Me! each have multiple slips of paper/post-its. a c h e r n a m e s a t o p i c , s e t s a t i m e l i m i t , a n d provides think time. ( In three minutes how many questions can you write that have the answer 17? What are ways we can reduce poverty? ) write and announce as many ideas as they can in allotted time, one idea per slip of paper. slip of paper is placed in the center of the table; students attempt to cover the table . team Show Me! a c h e r p o s e s q u e s t i o n students white on a c h s a y s S h o w M e ! students hold up a c h e r p o s e s q u e s t i o n students in groups discuss the a m L e a d w r i t e s t h e f i n a l answer on behalf of the a c h e r s a y s S h o w M e !

6 A m L e a d h o l d s u p b o a rdFan-N-PickFist-to-FiveGive-One, team receives a set of question Cards , about 8 Cards per team . #1 holds question Cards in a fan and says, Pick a card #2 picks a card, reads the question out load and allows five seconds of Think Time #3 answers the question #4 paraphrases the answer that student #3 just gave praises or coaches 7. Students switch roles, one person clockwise for each new round poses a statement. r t i c i p a nt s ra i s e f i n g e r s from one to five to indicate their position. Setup: give students a sheet of paper with two columns Give-One and Get-One individually brainstorm to fill up their Give-One column. done, students stand.

7 Mix and find others. They Give-One idea/application to their partner and Get-One in return. Students write their partners idea/application in the Get-One column. move on to find new partners. Mind a c h e r a n n o u n c e s t o p i c . student is given a different color pen or marker and the team is given one large poster sized piece of paper where they write the topic in the center in a rectangle. ( Family) on the core concepts ( , Pets, Kids, Mom, Dad, Vacation) in ovals. to the word web with additional rounds or RoundTable or a free-fo r-all. Mix-Pair-SharePairs CheckQuiz-Quiz-TradeNumbered Heads mix around room a c h e r c a l l s Fr e e z e , Pa i r , o r s t o p s m u s i c , students pair up with the person closest to them and do a high five.

8 Those that haven t fo u n d a p a r t n e r r a i s e t h e i r h a n d . a c h e r a s k s a q u e s t i o n / g i v e s a p r o b l e m / gives vocabulary word / etc. and gives think time group according to the number of the answer students go to Lost and Found prepares questions number off poses a problem/asks a question and gives think think and privately write their answers (paper, answer boards) lift up from their chairs to put their heads together, show answers, and discuss and teach sit down when everyone knows the answer or has something to share and erase their boards. calls a number. The student with that number from each team A solves the first problem/question r t n e r B w a tc h e s a n d l i s t e n s , c h e c k s , c o a c h e s a n d praises roles for another problem/question.

9 R t n e r B s o l v e s a n o t h e r p ro b l e m / q u e s t i o n A watches and listens, checks, coaches and praises pairs (all four students in the group) reunite and compare their answers. If they disagree and are unable to figure why, four hands go up. Otherwise, the team celebrates. a c h e r, o r s t u d e nt s , g e n e r a t e question/problem Cards up, hand up, pair up. Exchange greetings. A quizzes r t n e r B a n s w e r s A coaches or praises roles r t n e r s t ra d e c a rd s & m i x a g a i person needs 10 play dollars. Options to be voted on are written on separate Cards or slips of paper. These can be supplied by the teacher or written out by the students.

10 Put a dollar on each alternative. spend remaining dollars any way they want. a m s c o u nt t h e r e s u l t s t o d ete r m i n e t h e team decision. a c h e r p o s e s a n i s s u e . a m s d i s c u s s i d e a s . stand and share with the large group. sit when all their team ideas have been shared. r t i c i p a nt s a r e p ro v i d e d w i t h , o r h a v e created, a list of alternatives. team member ranks the items from the top choice to the last choice. (The top choice gets the highest number) teams, ranks are summed for each alternative. from each team post their sums. team scores are totaled and the item with the highest score is selected. Take Off-Touch stand (Take Off) when they agree with a statement.