Social Studies Strategies (Cooperative Learning)

Social Studies Strategies 

8. Cooperative Learning 
Cooperative Learning is a term used for a collection of strategies in which students work together to accomplish a group task.

• The teacher will begin with assigning the students to groups.
• The teacher will then assign the roles within the groups. 
• The teacher will then assign the task.
• The teacher will then walk around to ensure full participation. 
• Then the teacher will allow the groups to summarize what they did, in a discussion with the whole class.
• Then the teacher will take the time to examine the groups progress. 

Pictures of what this looks like in the classroom: 

The students can work in these groups for social studies to create a timeline for an event: