1. What do we mean by co-operation?What do we mean by co-operation? –working together for a shared goal, teamwork and collaboration.

2. Think, pair share discussion What skills do you need to co-operate well?What skills do you need to co-operate well? –Sharing and taking turns, listening to all ideas, and negotiation Can you co-operate only with people you like?Can you co-operate only with people you like? –No, you can cooperate with anyone with whom you have a goal in common

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4. KISSES - Co-operative learning rules Keep with your groupKeep with your group Include everyone-be niceInclude everyone-be nice Share ideas and feelings- -No right or wrong answersShare ideas and feelings- -No right or wrong answers Stay on taskStay on task Everything is confidentialEverything is confidential Sixty cm voices- -Only one person speaking at a timeSixty cm voices- -Only one person speaking at a time

5. Encourage and refocus your group to each task. Contribute your own brainstormed ideas. Help to keep ideas flowing if thoughts stall. Make sure that every voice is heard. Sound bites: Let’s hear from ____ next.” “That’s interesting, but let’s get back to our task.”

6. – –Records group members’ ideas – –Contribute your own brainstormed ideas. Sound bites: – – “I think I heard you say________; is that right?” – –“How would you like me to write this?”

7. Makes sure that the group stays on track and gets through a reasonable amount of material in the given time period. Announces when time is halfway through and when time is nearly up. Sound bite: "We only have five minutes left. Let’s see if we can wrap up by then.”

8. Contribute your own brainstormed ideas. Presents the group’s finished work to the class Be fair and impartial in sharing all ideas, not just your own. Sound bite: “How would you like this to sound?”

9. Contribute your own brainstormed ideas. Briefly leaves the group to get supplies or to request help from the teacher when group members agree that they do not have the resources to solve the problem. Sound bites: “Do you think it’s time to ask the teacher for help? “I’ll get an extra piece of paper from the shelf.”

10. Windows 1 2 3 4 Step 1: 1 st team member draws a rectangle Step 2: 2 nd team member connects a corner Step 3-5: Others take turns until all corners are connected Step 6: Sections are numbered: 1,2,3,4 Step 7: Students ask questions and record things they have in common and things that are unique- It is recorded under the number of students in the group that agree. Step 8: A team name is created from things you all have in common

11. Sample Questions to ask: I’m happy……. playing sport, eating chocolate, at school, in this class, at home, doing PE, listening to musicI’m happy……. playing sport, eating chocolate, at school, in this class, at home, doing PE, listening to music I’m afraid of……… mice, spiders, public speaking, dentistI’m afraid of……… mice, spiders, public speaking, dentist I get annoyed about……… losing a sports game, with my brother, with other students misbehavingI get annoyed about……… losing a sports game, with my brother, with other students misbehaving I feel worried about…………not succeeding at school, having no friends…I feel worried about…………not succeeding at school, having no friends… I enjoy……watching….. on TV, movies, playstation, being with friends,I enjoy……watching….. on TV, movies, playstation, being with friends, I dislike…….doing house work, maths,I dislike…….doing house work, maths, I like…… my dog, my family, my teacherI like…… my dog, my family, my teacher