Encourage children to interact with each other. This conveys the importance of each child's perspective and encourages children to come up with their own goals. Help children clarify or adapt their shared goals. In order for children to pursue goals cooperatively, they must agree upon a clearly delineated goal. During early childhood, when children often act first and discuss later, a teacher can play a vital role by helping them clarify their goal before they attempt to solve the problem.
Teachers can verbalize the objective for the children.
You're trying to get this water over there by using the tubes and funnels. Involve children who are unlikely to initiate. Quieter children are less likely than more assertive children to become involved or state their ideas. It is critical for teachers to encourage these children to participate and to help them state their perspectives on the problem. Teaching strategies that may be appropriate for other activities limit the effectiveness of cooperative problem-solving.