Time limits and transition cues help discussion move smoothly. Students are able to rehearse responses mentally and verbally, and all students have an opportunity to talk. Both students and teachers have increased opportunities to think and become involved in group discussion. This involves structured group activity with students. Pairs then join to form groups of four.
Students take turns introducing their pair partners and sharing what the pair partners had to say.
This structure can be used as a teambuilder, and also for opinion questions, predicting, evaluation, sharing book reports, etc. Roundtable Roundtable can be used for brainstorming, reviewing, or practicing while also serving as a teambuilder. The teacher asks a question which has multiple answers. Students take turns writing one answer on the paper, then passing the paper and pencil clockwise to the next person. When time is called, teams with the most correct answers are recognized.