Instructional Strategy

This week I tried the jigsaw strategy in our science class. I paired the students up (one high student and one lower student). Then I gave them a type of rock to find 4 facts about from our book. For the most part this section of the activity went really well. My lower students were able to get help from their partner. Most students found facts and learned about their type of rock. I thought this was effective because they were summarizing the facts they found, taking notes and working with others. Then my plan was to get into groups and teach each other about the rock they researched. Because of time I had to adapt this part. We actually did this together as a whole group. We took notes on each type of rock and each group got to share their facts when it was their turn. I liked that everyone was prepared and were able to teach others about their rock. If I were to do it again I would plan a lot more time. It took longer than I expected and I also would use a rubric to set high standards of what good facts and good work looks like because I had many students rush through this activity.