This past week saw the coming and going of the 10th week of class. It's hard to believe we're just 5 weeks from the end of the semester. It seems like just yesterday I was up all night trying to figure out a lesson plan for 3rd graders back in the 2nd week of class.
Anyway, this past week had us return to our classroom that we haven't seen since week one when we were introduced to the class with strange animal toys. This time, the toys were left home and a jigsaw puzzle was brought out in its place.
What I mean by jigsaw puzzle is different type of teaching method. The activity calls for the class to be broke up into two groups. Each group then assigns roles to each person, and then finally you are to work with the other person in the other group who was assigned the same role as yourself. You then do all the research and become an expert of the topic, then go back to your respective groups to teach your other teammates all about it. After each group member has talked about their respective topic, you present your findings to the class.
While it may sound slightly confusing at first, believe me I was in the same boat, once you try it out it actually is a great idea, and one that I will probably use in my classroom at some point.
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