ACTIVITY

simply have students think about their response to a question, form a pair with another person, discuss their response and then share it with the larger group

formal speeches made by two opposing teams

one student assumes the role of a book character, significant figure in history, or concept, sitting in front of the rest of the class, the student responds to classmates questions while staying in character in that role.

students explore multiple texts or images that are placed around the room

when the first student answer a question, asks another student if he or she agrees or disagrees with the answer, then ask another student, and keep going until at least five students have participated in each question

finding good idea to certain situation, the one who had the best solution is called the brain child

students begins in pairs, responding to a discussion question only with a single partner, after each person had a chance to share their ideas, the pair joins another pair, creating a group of four

game or contest in which the duration is a pre-determined length of time, and the goal is typically to accomplish as much as possible within that period

one student or team of two gives report on a topic followed by questions and discussion by the entire class

when you ask a discussion question, call on students by letting them catch a ball, with you can use a beach ball and roll it to students in a circle, make the rules clear and stop if they are broken