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STANDUP HANDUP PAIRUP

Students stand up, put their hand up, and quickly find

a partner with whom to share or discuss. (6.36)

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RALLYROBIN

In pairs, students take turns responding orally. (6.33)

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TIMED PAIR SHARE

In pairs, students share with their partners for a set amount of

time while the partners listen or question. Then the partners

switch roles. (6.38)

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TEACHER A TRADITIONAL

TEACHER B GROUP WORK

TEACHER C COOPERATIVE

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RALLYCOACH

Partners take turns, one solving a problem while the other

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PEER CHEERS

Kiss Your Brain — kiss your hand and pat your head

Happy Clam Clap — palms together, held horizontally, hinging at the heels of your hands, snap together

High 5’s — palm open, punch up toward the ceiling

Thumbs Up

Drum Roll — drum on the table top, note: you’ll need a stop signal

Round of Applause — clapping your hands as you move them in a circle in front of you

Ketchup Bottle Cheer — smack a balled fist with your other open hand as though you’re getting the last of the ketchup bottle

Firecracker Cheer — palms together, from your waist, bring them up above your head with a “shhhh” sound, clap and rain your fingers down with an “ahhh”

Awesome Cheer — a hands above your head bow “awesome”

Yes! — Right arm pump “yes!” left arm pump “yes!” both arm pump “yes!”

Rainbow of Wows — both palms out with a sweeping rainbow motion from side-to-side “wow”

WOW — hold up ring finger, middle finger, and index finger of each hand to form W’s at your cheeks, the “O” is your open mouth “wow”

Silent Cheer

Pat on the Back

Cowgirl/Cowboy Cheer — with a sweeping, roping motion over your head, “yeehaw”

Micro Wave — wave with just your pinkie fingers

Big Clap — arms out, clap horizontally

Gator Clap arms out, clap vertically

Hulk Hogan — strike a strong man pose with a “grrrr”

Sprinkler Cheer — arms out clap like a Big Clap moving from left to right, then spring back with quick claps as a sprinkler would do in returning to the left

Fantastic Cheer — trigger pump with one hand “sh sh sh” wipe with the other “you’re fantastic”

Trucker Cheer — hand to your mouth as a cb radio would be held “10-4 good job, Buddy”

FL Pageant Winner Cheer — hands on your cheeks, “oh!” hands in the air, “I can’t believe it!” beauty queen wave, “thank you very much”

Elvis Cheer — hand on extended hip, other hand swinging a microphone, in your Elvis voice, “Thank you, thank you very much”

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RESOURCES

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Jensen, E. 1998. Teaching with the Brain in Mind. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision

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Kagan, Dr. Spencer and Kagan, Miguel. 2009. Kagan Cooperative Learning. San Clemente, CA:

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https://moodle1.lake.k12.fl.us/ > District > Professional Development > Cooperative Learning