Edu Everyday

The jigsaw classroom is very simple to use. Just follow the steps mentioned below to design a learning activity for your classroom. Students will have fun while learning and they will enjoy the topic while they complement each other……………

 

 

• Divide students into 5- or 6-person jigsaw groups. The groups should be diverse in terms of gender, ethnicity, race, and ability.

 

 

• Appoint one student from each group as the leader. Initially, this person should be the most mature student in the group.

 

 

• Divide the day’s lesson into 5-6 segments. For example, if you want students to learn about the famous designer Zaha Haded, you might divide a short biography of her into stand-alone segments on: (1) Her childhood, (2) Her family life, (3) Her life after graduation, (4) Her work in early life phases, and (5) Her life in the last decay.

 

 

• Assign each student to learn one segment, making sure students have direct access only to their own segment.

 

 

• Give students time to read over their segment at least twice and become familiar with it. There is no need for them to memorize it.

 

 

• Form temporary “expert groups” by having one student from each jigsaw group join other students assigned to the same segment. Give students in these expert groups time to discuss the main points of their segment and to rehearse the presentations they will make to their jigsaw group.

 

 

• Bring the students back into their jigsaw groups.

 

 

• Ask each student to present her or his segment to the group. Encourage others in the group to ask questions for clarification.

 

 

• At the end of the session, give a quiz on the material so that students quickly come to realize that these sessions are not just fun and games but really count.