Competition - Don't turn Roundtable activities into competitive events on a regular basis. For example, don't make a practice of seeing which team can generate the most responses in a certain time, and avoid the temptation to give prizes. This may seem to foster cooperation, but what it actually does is to make team members focus on the slow learner or the slow writer. Basic Roundtable - Students pass a paper around the team and take turns writing answers. Social Studies - Labeling maps of states or countries.
Students pass a map around table and take turns adding state or country names.
Students pass a paper around the team and take turns writing down major concepts from the unit or lesson. For example, when using a pan balance to teach metric measurement of mass, place one pan balance in the middle of each team. Decide who starts first, and allow each person to take a turn weighing an object of choice. Science Experiments - When science experiments have many steps to perform, have student Roundtable the directions and take turns performing the steps. Math Games - Students take turns in Roundtable format.