Team Activities

There are many team activities, and for the CPM Math teachers they are embedded in the daily lessons.  Here are 3 of my favorites that can work with any curriculum.  All of them tighten up team work, which is one reason they are featured here. 

Red Light, Green Light

​•The team works together on a problem or set of problems.
•When they finish the problem, then they must Stop.
•The teacher verifies the work/answer with questions.
•The team is then given permission to Go to the next problem or set of problems.
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  • Mark each student's notebook as they check answers to ensure they all take a turn verifying answers with the teacher. 
  • Team that are struggling can come up to get hints from the teacher or send an ambassador to another team if they need a little support.

Freyer Model Posters

Freyer modle posters have a specific and easily understood format.  I prefer to use them as a summary for a chapter's vocabulary and let them take a whole class period.  Eight teams can each take a different term and create a class set of posters to display and teach from in subsequent chapters.  A commercial Freyer poster template is available here. 
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Team Tests
Team tests are typically given 3-4 days before a "real" test and are basically a glorified study session.  Problems need to be rich enough to provoke team discussion and short enough to be finished in a class period.

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