SAM Club 3 - Kagan
Numbered Heads Together
Structure-A-Month: December
What is Numbered Heads Together?
Why Use Numbered Heads?
How?
Divide the students into groups of four and give each one a number from one to four.
Pose a question or a problem to the class.
Students individually write their answers.
Have students gather to think about the question. They share answers, discuss reasoning, and teach each other where misconceptions occur.
When everyone in the group has the answer, the group sits down.
Ask the question again and call out a number (1-4) randomly.
The students with that number raise their hands, and when called on, the student answers for his or her team.
Students applaud all of the students who responded.
Stretch the Thinking
Examples of Numbered Heads Together
- Reading: What character traits are implied by the author? Follow-up: Which character trait is most beneficial to the hero of the story? Why?
- Math: What pieces of information are missing from this story problem? Follow-up: Can you solve math problems even when pieces are missing or not all of the information is known? Why or why not?
Works Cited
Daniel Watson, M.Ed.
BEST District of the EVSC
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
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