Laying the Foundation for Groupwork

Lesson Prep

Lesson Details

• Duration: 50 minutes

• Learning Goal: Recognize positive and negative behaviors in groupwork and practice those behaviors during a group task.

Prework

• Read this post for a detailed breakdown of the first day of school.

• Consider joining our free online workshop to explore 3 Act Math more in depth

• If possible, use big whiteboards and have each group member write with different colors

• Write pre-scripted questions for audience members to ask during presentations

Classwork

• 100 Numbers… (Sara Vanderwerf)

  • Link to Slides

• 3 Act Math - Taco Cart (Dan Meyer)

Finished Early?

• Early finishers can join your Google Classroom

• From there, they can complete this activity

• Or you can go through these slides with the entire class