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Tuesday, April 13, 2010



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Don't Pull The King of Hearts 
 

Tammy Woodard


When doing group work so that everyone participates I have all students write down what the group is accomplishing. 
For example, when doing a worksheet solving equations, all students will need to help each other complete the problems. 

Once time is up I have four cards from a standard deck (the kings).  All members pull a card.  The student who pulls the King of Hearts* is the one whose paper I collect for the group grade. 

You can do this for larger groups (use more cards), homework review, test corrections, etc.   

*look at the picture of this card and you will see why this is the card that matters!

 
Elmira Free Academy
Elmira, New York
Years Teaching: 6
 twoodard@elmiracityschools.com


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