Simultaneous Round Table

Simultaneous Round Table

by: Mason Sustayta

How it works

- Students are placed in groups of 4-5.

- Each student is assigned a problem or topic.

- Students work on problem/topic individually until teacher signals them to stop.

- Students pass their paper clockwise to another student in their group

- Student continues working on the problem/topic where the other student left off

Let's try it out!

Kagan Strategy

Common Core Standards

Examples of how it can be used

Secondary level:

In groups of 4, you will be writing 4 different stories at once. Each story has the same beginning, "Once upon a time...", but will all have different endings. Take a moment to think of how this story might begin and then start writing that story until the teacher signals you to stop. Then pass your paper to another group member clockwise, read their story, and add to it until the teacher signals you to stop.

Primary level:

After reading the text, Little Red Riding Hood, you will begin writing the story through the perspective of a character in the story in groups of 4. You will write 1 sentence to begin the story and then pass your paper to the person on your right. You will then read what is on your new paper and continue the story through the perspective of another character in the story.

http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/littlered/1.htm

- Promotes team building skills

- Develops creative writing mastery

- Builds on creative thinking and communication skills

- Improves handwriting

- Vogt pg. 178

LA: Cause/Effect

Science: Experiment instructions

Soc Studies: Chronological events

Math: Different times tables worksheets

3rd grade

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.C

Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (e.g., for instance, in order to, in addition).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.2.A

Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

Range of Writing:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.10

Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Multiple Intelligences

Adaptions

- Linguistic

- Interpersonal

- Logical

- Intrapersonal

- Learning disability: Give more time for that student to read/write, skip over them for one turn.

- Hearing/Visually impaired: Have more than just one signal. One sound signal and one visual signal to stop.

- ELA: draw a picture to go along with writing.

- Other method: use colored pencils to differentiate who is writing what.