Check to see if everyone understands. There are five basic needs which all students must meet in order for learning to take place. A classroom that meets these needs have a powerful influence in a child's life. Cooperative learning is a team strategy which makes the classroom an exciting place. Team learning succeeds because it allows for fun, freedom of choice, a feeling of importance and a strong sense of belonging in a group.
Students choose to do what is most rewarding.
Cooperative learning helps them view school as a place where work satisfies their needs enough that it makes sense to continue working. A task or portion of material is divided into several smaller parts or topics. Students return to their original groups and teach what they have learned to their group members. Roles assigned based on subject assignment. A task or passage of text material is divided into several component parts.