Jigsaw

One of my favorite methods of teaching a topic is using the Jigsaw Method. What is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say Jigsaw? When Dr. Smirnova first taught this method I thought of a Jigsaw Puzzle. In a way this method is kind of like a puzzle! So you are first put into base groups. In your base groups you count off into expert groups. You then separate from your base group and move into your expert groups. Once you are in your expert groups you work on the same topic and you all become experts in that topic. Once you are done you have to go back to your base group and share your findings so now everybody in your base group is an expert in every topic! This was a fun way to work with peers and to learn so much about a topic! I will definitely be using this method of instruction in my classroom.