Kagan Cooperative Learning
Alexandra Stingo, 2nd Grade, Ware Elementary
Rally Robin
Math, Place Value
Social Skills
Example: 567
*Partner 1 - 5 is in the hundreds place and is worth 500
*Partner 2 - 6 is in the tens place and is worth 60
*Partner 1 - 7 is in the ones place and is worth 7
*Partner 2 - So 500 + 60 + 7 is equal to 567
**Put a new number on the board and partners switch roles.
Round Robin
Vocabulary
Group Processing
*Each team member is assigned a word to be the "master" on (5 words each week, 5 members in a team)
*Team members go around in a circle and do the following with their word: say the word, give the definition, use it in a meaningful sentence, act out the word
Mix-Pair-Share
Landforms
Face to Face Interaction
*Teacher begins by playing music while students circulate around the classroom
*When the music stops, students put their hand up and pair with the student closest to them
*First round, each student shares a "water" landform with their partner and then acts it out (students cannot share the same landform)
*The teacher continues the music and the students circulate
*When the music stops, students hand up and pair up with the closest classmate
*Second round, students share a "land" landform with their partner and then act the landform out (cannot share the same landform as partner)
Timed-Pair-Share
Reading (SFA)
Individual Accountability
**This occurs after students finish partner reading the assigned pages of the day
*Each team distributes the role cards (4)
*Students have 2 minutes to practice their assigned role
*When the timer goes off, student pair with their reading partner to discuss the answer.
(Peanut Butter and Jelly used to determine the order of sharing)
*After partners discuss, the whole team huddles to come up with a final answer for random reporter