Idea Carousel is a great routine to get students brainstorming and building on each others’ ideas.
The routine puts students into groups and prompts them to respond to topics posted around the room. As each group gets their turn in responding to a topic, their thinking is informed by the thinking done by groups prior.
Learn how to build on the ideas of peers while developing independent knowledge.
Build a collaborative classroom environment and learn about the thinking happening in each group.
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