PE Central
Pe Central: Cooperative Learning: Team Bowling
The activity described at this website allows students to not only practice working with other people but also "Refine the skills of rolling and catching." Read a description of the activity and learn how to assess students' performances...
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Points of Light
The mission of the organization is to instill compassion and the idea of service and philanthropy in school children. Find out how to start a Care Club and what projects the children can participate in.
PE Central
Pe Central: Mystery Puzzle Race
Students work in teams to complete physical tasks and, in the process, solve a sports- or health-related puzzle. Modify this activity to make it more challenging or to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Simple Teamwork Games
Play four games that require teamwork as you work with a partner.
PE Central
Pe Central: Cooperation Assessment
Ask students to think critically about their previous experiences with cooperative learning and physical education activities. This website provides a list of questions that students need to answer on their own. Turned-in responses can...
Curated OER
Kids Health: How to Be a Good Sport
Learning to be a good sport and staying competitive at the same time is an important part of teaming. This site explains how to develop this balance and be a good team mate. 10 ways to achieve this are provided at the bottom of the page.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Collaborate
Work together with students to complete a puzzle or make a mural arund
Virginia Tech
Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking
Included here is a study of collaborative learning versus individual learning. This study provides details of its methodology and its findings.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Team Efforts
Try these cooperative games to explore the benefits of teamwork with students.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Enabling Student Collaboration for Learning
Presented in a question and answer format, this site provides some useful information about student collaboration. Some of the questions answered are "why should students collaborate" and "how do I get students to collaborate".
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: How Many Systems Do I Belong to Right Now?
This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Using the concept of belonging to groups, children come to understand the concept of economics as it applies to "People Systems", or interdependence and cooperation.
Other
Global School Net: Collaboration in the Classroom and Over the Internet
This is a good resource for learning how to collaborate with other classes over the internet. This article provides good advice for how to get the most benefit out of your collaboration efforts whether they be in the classroom or over...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Group Endeavors
Show students that some of the best games are those in which everyone works together.