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I would use the jigsaw method to teach musical forms. The students can either do Call and Response/ABA forms or, in older classes, compare Call and Response/ABA/Verse and Refrain/Rondo forms.

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Continuing with my theme that I used to create my jigsaws, I would use them in the class when learning about Pilgrims and Native Americans. I would use the jigsaw to have the students work a research paper. I would have the students research why certain foods were used in the traditional thanksgiving meal.

-Aubrey Ausler

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I use Jigsaw often - I let students work in their usual groups based on the table they sit at. Then the expert groups get created and bring them back to share. The final assessment I typically use is that each student during their presentation to their group HAS to share how they plan on using what they learn in the next week - and then they share that at the next class.

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I’m accidentally doing something similar to a jigsaw in the class I’m long-term subbing for. I wanted to give students a choice on what “craftivity” they did as part of our pilgrim unit. I discovered an excellent “newspaper” that was all about life as a child pilgrim, but the reading level is beyond most of my students. I asked my high readers if they wanted to be my helpers for this lesson, and teach part of the class about what they learned from this artifact. Several were very interested and we are going to give it a shot tomorrow.

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I’m accidentally doing something similar to a jigsaw in the class I’m long-term subbing for. I wanted to give students a choice on what “craftivity” they did as part of our pilgrim unit. I discovered an excellent “newspaper” that was all about life as a child pilgrim, but the reading level is beyond most of my students. I asked my high readers if they wanted to be my helpers for this lesson, and teach part of the class about what they learned from this artifact. Several were very interested and we are going to give it a shot tomorrow.

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-Allie

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I think your idea for a jigsaw is really good!  With the content you have to cover, a jigsaw would be a great way to for students to learn about all those "Acts"!
-Joelle Smith

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I love the jigsaw idea!  In my classroom I have a couple of different ways I could use it.  One way would be for learning about animals.  Each person could become an expert on different types of animals and animal characteristics; content could be divided into:  mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects.  I could even use it for learning about plant parts: roots, stem, leaves, seeds, and flower.
-Joelle Smith

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I participated in a Jigsaw once and liked it. Since students naturally like to learn from each other, I would like to try a Jigsaw with first and second graders to enhance their understanding of the value of money. Thanks for sharing.
Ambassador

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My students are learning about the different "Acts" that England established against the Colonies. This will be a great lesson to JigSaw as the content and context is very unfamiliar with them, and there is so much to learn.
Rosalee Melugin

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I think that is a great idea! Not that famous Missourians are boring but I feel like that would make it easier for students to get through all of them without getting distracted or discouraged.
-Jachelle Guinty

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I do not have my own classroom but I could see myself using a jigsaw assignment not only as a learning strategy but also as a team building exercise. I feel like this would be a wonderful way to help kids learn to work together and become team players.

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I definitely understand your struggle to implement the jigsaw method with various math concepts. It definitely depends on grade. When brainstorming ideas for my 2nd graders, I wondered if it would work to use the jigsaw method with addition. You would divide the groups up into different strategies for addition. For example, I would use number line, hundreds chart, make a ten, break it up, etc for the different groups.
-Betsy James

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I did a unit study over dinosaurs in my 2nd grade class last year. I think the jigsaw method would be a perfect way for students to learn about different dinosaurs. Last year, I had students choose to study one dinosaur and make a presentation. I didn't feel like the students learned about the other dinosaurs because they were so focused on the one they chose. This would be a perfect interactive way for them to learn about the other dinosaurs as well.
-Betsy James

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I have also been asked to participate in jigsaw at a meeting. At first I thought it was strange but it really broke the meeting up and was less boring.

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It is hard to use a jigsaw in math when teaching a topic because you have to know the background steps first. Math completely builds upon itself. However, I could use this in our geometry unit when we are learning the properties and characteristics of shapes.
- Ellen Meyer

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I have been a participant in a jigsaw at a meeting, but have not tried it in my classroom. I think I am able to try this soon and look forward to it. Thanks for the great lesson Jennifer.
-Val Cantu

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I love your idea of using the jigsaw method to teach different holidays. I think my kindergarten students would really enjoy this too!
-Janiece Wilbanks

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I teach kindergarten and I would use the jigsaw method when teaching about different winter animals such as penguins, polar bears, reindeer, etc.
-Janiece Wilbanks

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I love the idea of using the jigsaw to teach about famous Missourians.  What a wonderful way to get to know content.
-Jennifer Alkire

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I feel that I could use jigsaws to help my kids learn about holidays around the world.
I feel that it is a great way to start teaching first grade students about collaboration, and how to teach other students.
-Jennifer Alkire

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I would use jigsaws when we were learning about famous Missourians. I think students would love to learn from each other. 

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I would use jigsaws when we were learning about famous Missourians. I think students would love to learn from each other. 

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Brandi Caffey

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I have used jigsaw before to teach the types of nonfiction paragraph structures. I give each student a paragraph structure to learn about and find an example of and they they teach it to the rest of the group. They also create a fill out a foldable to go with it and each student completes the foldable so in the end they have all of the paragraph structures.

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I have used jigsaw before to teach the types of nonfiction paragraph structures. I give each student a paragraph structure to learn about and find an example of and they they teach it to the rest of the group. They also create a fill out a foldable to go with it and each student completes the foldable so in the end they have all of the paragraph structures.

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I think next semester I would like to do a jigsaw online. I could split the class in to 6 groups of 4 and each expert group take an aspect to study with the materials I provide. Then the experts go back to a home group to teach their content in a group function on the Blackboard. It might work.

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