Re: peers working together

["marymeehan@cableone.net" <marymeehan@cableone.net>]

Melissa

I have used a talking device. It is a bugs Bunny stuffed animal and the idea is
that once a person is finished talking someone raised their hands totalk and the
animal is tossed to them. You can only talk when holding the animal. This has
also helped with controlling that initial need to respond and forces kids to
think about what they want to say and not just shout it out.



On Fri Jan 4 20:39 , 'Melissa Cooper' sent:

  Ohhhhh, I am so interested in hearing suggestions on this as well. My kids
  can't do this worth a flip this year. Their other problem is sustained class
  discussions--they all want to outshout each other rather than take turns
  building ideas from one another. It's making me crazy, and I'd love to hear
  ideas.

  Melissa

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Debbie Parker" <debracparker@sbcglobal.net>
  To: "middle-lit" <middle-lit@interversity.org>
  Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 2:34 PM
  Subject: [middle-lit] peers working together


  > Hi and happy new year! I am having trouble with my 7th graders working
  > together. When I ask them to try to solve a question or discuss
  > something, they are immediately off task. My team teachers agree with me
  > that our kids don't seem to know "how" to work together. I want to do
  > some specific lessons with my kids about working together, but can't find
  > anything online and ideas are not coming to me. suggestions? Thanks,


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