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Lori Hyland #14

Professor Shkorupa

EDU 202 3001

Cooperative Learning Lesson Plan

Objective: To teach and demonstrate the idea of Cooperative Learning as an activity

and show how it can increase learning in the classroom. The goal would be to model
this through an authentic group activity rather than through a lecture. Students will
be taught the importance of collaborative group learning which can be modified to
fit various grade levels and academic subjects.

Materials/Equipment: One sheet of printer paper per student to be folded in six

sections to be used with PowerPoint slides to explain the Cube-It activity.

Instruction:

Start by asking the class what cooperative group work looks like to them and
to share some of their experiences with group work.
State objective: Cooperative Learning as an activity. What is Cooperative
Learning? What does it look like in the classroom?
PowerPoint Presentation
o Slide 1 Definition of Cooperative Learning
o Slide 2 Cube-It Activity
o Activity Students fold printer paper into six sections and write down
the six topics presented in Cube-It activity. Students each roll a six-
sided die and whichever number they get, they must answer that
question on their paper. These questions can be answered based on
any reading material for any content area and any grade level.
o Slide 3 The six questions are: 1.) Describe It
2.) Analyze It
3.) Apply It
4.) Take a Stand
5.) Reinvent It
6.) Choose a Different Perspective
o Activity Students in a group of six take turns discussing the answers
to the six questions while the other group members write the answers
on their papers. Answers can be modified as needed through the
group discussion.
o Slide 4 Positive Interdependence
o Slide 5 Face-to-Face interaction
o Slide 6 Individual and Group Accountability
o Slide 7 Interpersonal and Small-Group Skills
o Slide 8 Group Processing
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o Activity Students have time to work in their groups on the Cube-It

activity as outlined on PowerPoint using the 5 principles of successful
group work. For example, the first question is describing it, so the
student who rolled a 1 will describe the 5 principles. The student who
rolled a 2, analyze it, will write what problems may result from the 5
principles. The student who rolls a 3, apply it, will write some ways
they can apply the principles to their classroom. The student who rolls
a 4, take a stand, explains whether its better to use cooperative
learning or lecture and why. The student who rolls a 5, reinvent it,
writes if you could add your own principle of successful group work,
what would it be? Finally, the person who rolls a 6, choose a different
perspective, writes from the point of view of his/her students and
explains how well they understand the 5 principles.

Closure: What are the benefits of Cooperative Learning as an activity? Are there any
disadvantages? Why should more Cooperative Learning activities be used in the
classroom?

Evaluation: Students will receive both an individual grade based on teacher notes
and observations and a group grade based on their completed answers to all six
questions.

Bibliography:

Frey, Nancy, Douglas Fisher, and Sandi Everlove. Productive Group Work:
How to Engage Students, Build Teamwork, and Promote Understanding.
Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2009. Print.