Jigsaws
Group setting activity
Three groups
Home groups
Students are divided into three groups, which are called home groups. Each group is assigned a number or name. The content to be learned is broken into three sections. The content is dispensed so each student receives one of the three sections of content. Color-coding is a useful technique to implement within this activity. Three different colors distinguish between the three content sections to be learned. Members from each group (by color coded content) move to an expert group where the content is discussed for main points and key understandings. The expert groups go about digesting this new information with the intent of going back to the larger home group to teach other members the main points of what they learned during the activity.