For example, Dot will tell them to prepare for their spelling tests, and they will move their desks apart so that they can think individually. After Dot reads a new story to the class, she uses cooperative learning to check for comprehension. She asks a question about the material. Each group puts their heads together to think about the question. When they think they have come to the right decision on an answer, one child from each group of four or five stands up.
Dot calls on one group.
The person standing speaks for the group. If they are correct and all other groups agree with them, she goes on to another question. If they have an incorrect or incomplete answer, Dot calls on another group to add their input. This is one cooperative learning method a teacher might use to conduct a review of previously covered material. When Dot's children begin a new topic for investigation, she will develop with the children four or five general questions to be answered about the topic.