{"id":1545,"date":"2015-11-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecornerstone.wpengine.com\/worksheet\/"},"modified":"2022-05-02T20:25:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T01:25:30","slug":"worksheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/worksheet\/","title":{"rendered":"5 ways to turn a worksheet into a collaborative critical-thinking activity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Worksheets:\u00a0we all have to give them, we all hate doing it.<\/h2>\n

Here are\u00a05 no prep\u00a0ways<\/strong> you can turn just about any lower-level thinking or rote practice worksheet (like a multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank quiz, or math drill workbook page) into an activity that\u2019s collaborative and includes higher-level thinking skills.<\/p>\n

The strategies\u00a0work for\u00a0grades 3-12<\/strong>\u00a0(and can be modified for students who aren\u2019t yet reading\/writing independently).\u00a0The best part? The activities are\u00a0engaging for kids and FUN<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

These 5 active learning\u00a0strategies and games have absolutely saved me and my third graders when I was required\u00a0to give yet ANOTHER test prep activity:<\/p>\n

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1) Cut Apart<\/h3>\n

Group students into teams of five and pass out one copy of the same worksheet to each group. Have the group cut apart the worksheet so each question is on a separate strip or \u201ccard.\u201d Students then place the stack face down and choose roles (to be Person 1,2,3,4, or 5.)<\/p>\n

Explain how the activity is played and write the following team roles on the board for class reference: Person 1 on each team chooses a card and reads the question or problem aloud to the team. Person 2 paraphrases the question and\/or offers clues to the answer. Person 3 says the answer and explains his or her thinking. Person 4 explains why he or she agrees or disagrees.<\/p>\n

Person 5 places the question card in one of two piles, Agree or Disagree, and then takes on the role of Person 1 for a new \u201cround\u201d of play and reads the next question. (Person 1 now becomes Person 2, and so on. Because there are an odd number of people on each team, the roles\u20131,2,3,4 and 5\u2013will shift for each question so that everyone gets a turn to play each role.)<\/p>\n

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