61 Cooperative Learning Activities

Designed to provide activities for teachers who wish to foster cooperative learning and collaboration in their classrooms.

Help your ESL students function comfortably in the classroom, around school, and in their communities with these conversation-based activities! The collaborative lessons encourage second-language students to interact with each other and with English-speaking classmates. Discussion, reading, and writing activities give you opportunities for authentic assessment of students' strengths. Topics cover language, literature, social studies, math, science, technology, health, and safety. The book provides teaching notes, objectives, and a student page for each activity.

This is a collection of 61 different computer activities for a middle-school computer program for use in the classroom. There are exciting and challenging activities that require the students to work together. The activities are designed to work on any computer: PC, Macintosh or Apple II. Activities cover the essential computer areas of word processing, database, spreadsheet, drawing and painting, desktop publishing, and programming. Also covered are CD-ROM, educational software, telecommunications, and multimedia presentation software.

"Interactive, multilevel activities teach students time management, business writing, ethics, research skills, business law, customer relations, business math calculations, and much more."--Page 4 of cover

This rich resource of cooperative-learning activities in algebra will give you just what you need to meet NCTM standards and learning outcomes. Along with step-by-step procedures, suggested materials, a time frame for activities, and notes on effective group strategies, you'll find teacher directions and worksheets for each student group. Answers and NCTM standards correlations are included.

Middle school students work together through 61 Cooperative Learning Activities to complete creative assignments in small or large groups. These fun activities stimulate critical thinking and writing skills. Perfect for small or large groups 61 activities in 5 units: All About You, All About School, All About the Past and Present, All About the Mass Media, and All About This, All About That Support material includes detailed lesson plans, student directions, and step-by-step guidance See other Cooperative Learning Activities titles

Encourages critical- and historical-thinking skills. Explores new perspectives on U.S. history, including Native American myths and teenage civil rights leaders. Features a thorough teacher guide and extensive assessment opportunities.

Explores key concepts including angles, perimeter, 3-dimensional geometry, triangles, and more Demonstrates how each activity correlates with the NCTM Standards Includes step-by-step procedures, suggested materials, and notes on effective group strategies