Role playing enables us to act out the activity. Children are able to share their prior knowledge or experiences concerning the sport. A copy of identical boxscores are given each group. The same boxscore is displayed on an overhead projector. Questioning and thinking skills are modeled.
Information is compared.
Attendance figures and length of time the game was played are even noted. Whole class participation is encouraged to create problems from the boxscore material. Using different boxscores for each group of four, the students compose word problems. The boxscores are glued to the front of an index card, and the problems are written there also. Answers are written on the back of the card.