Numbered+Heads+Together

=Numbered Heads Together=

Set up: Students in groups of 4. Teacher prepares questions for teams to discuss and answer.

1. Students number off in their group: 1-2-3-4.

2. Teacher asks question and gives think time.

3. Students privately write their answers.

4. Students stand up "put their heads together," showing each other their answers, discussing and teaching each other.

5. Students sit down when everyone knows the answer and is prepared to share.

6. Teacher calls a number. Students answer simultaneously using (depending on the question):
 * Answer boards
 * Choral response
 * Finger responses
 * Response cards

Variation--Teacher calls a number. Those numbered students all stand and teacher selects one to respond.