Sunday, September 27, 2009

Cooperative Learning

Kindergarten is the place to learn how to learn in a group. Our kids practice this skill in workstations where they must solve problems, share materials and check their work with little teacher interaction.

Cooperative learning is the corner stone of modern classroom. When kids work together they DO their own learning. Hands-on manipulitives provided a common ground for children to engage one another.

Here, kindergartners work together to complete a single puzzle. Sharing pieces with as many as five peers. Once the puzzle displays its picture they work independently at their our pace to draw and write about the piece.

There's nothing like a job well done, especially one done with friends!

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