Numbered Heads Together A Cooperative Learning Strategy
Purpose To check for understanding and review To create active involvement To create interaction among students To help master basic facts and information
Structure Students number off Teacher announces a question and a time limit Students put their heads together Teacher calls a number
Fishbowl Teacher models the activity to the class. Tell the students to appoint a ‘Checker’ who will make sure that everyone knows the answer.
Questions Put your heads together and name the structure of a Narrative. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
Make sure that everyone in the team can describe what goes in the Orientation of a Narrative. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
Make sure that everyone in the team can give at least five skills that good readers use when reading. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
Put your heads together and state whether true or false. “Reading is linked to Thinking” Give reasons for your answer. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
Make sure you can all state what an ‘open question’ and a ‘closed question’ is. Give one example each. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
What should you do after you have written your first draft What should you do after you have written your first draft? You have thirty seconds to make sure everyone on your team knows the answer. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
Put your heads together and state The purpose of a Narrative The purpose of a Procedure http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
What colours would best describe peace and happiness What colours would best describe peace and happiness? You have 30 seconds to make sure everyone on your team knows this answer. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
Reflection What did I enjoy about this activity? What did I find challenging? I think I should work on… http://www.online-stopwatch.com/