Jigsaw activites

Hello all it's me again and today I'm going to talk about "Jigsaw"

If I was teaching in a classroom that only had 5 computers I would we could use the jigsaw method by dividing the classroom by 5, obviously so that the groups would be in manageable sizes.
Advantages to using the jigsaw method are; first it teaches the students to work together in groups and with other groups. A project that requires all the pieces cannot be completed if not every team is contributing. Working as a team helps to develop students for some real world lessons on what can and will happen if everyone doesn't work together to get a project done.
Secondly it is a really fun way for the students to learn.
Using the jigsaw methods does come with some draw backs however, as a teachers we need to keep a close eye on the students to make sure that everyone is participating. Sometimes in big group settings the slower kids might fade into the background or they might be fearful of making a mistake and hurting other peoples grades, that is why you should always try and put at least one higher level student in each group to help as a guide for the project.
Overall I think that jigsaw is an excellent change of pace activitey.

Regards,
Dean