Jigsaw Strategy

The teacher asks the learners, “How would you like to be the teacher for the next few weeks?”

Activities

1. Teacher explains that the class will be studying (a particular book or subject) for the next several weeks and that the students will take on the role of teacher for the information covered in this unit.

2. In large group, the class reviews the chapters that will be covered, taking note of the bold headings which will later become major topics to be researched in the Jigsaw project.

3. Jigsaw groups are assigned, and topics are assigned to the groups.

4. Students go into research groups to complete the research.

5. Presentations are completed and practiced.

6. Students return to original Jigsaw groups to teach the topics that were researched -- other group members take notes to be used for study.

Closure: Have students review the Jigsaw strategy process in a journal writing and then in large group.