Cooperative Learning

Related Online Resources

Laura Chandler’s File Cabinet

This page has numerous PDF documents you can download and use in your class to implement cooperative learning strategies. This site is geared toward elementary and middle school teachers.

A Guide to Cooperative Learning

A comprehensive site with roles, management tips, etc.

Different Types of Cooperative Learning Strategies

Explains a wide variety of different types of cooperative grouping strategies that can be used at almost any grade level and in every subject area.

Edutopia Video Titled “10 Big Ideas For Better Classrooms”

A video that demonstrates many different examples of project-based learning in cooperative group settings.

Cooperative Learning Strategies

Provides a wealth of information on common cooperative learning strategies.

Cooperative Learning Strategies and Children

An Eric Digest focusing on cooperative learning as a teaching strategy involving children's participation in small group learning activities that promote positive interaction. This digest discusses the reasons for using cooperative learning in centers and classrooms, ways to implement the strategy, and the long-term benefits for children's education.

Elements of Cooperative Learning
Includes a variety of elements included in cooperative learning groups.

Cooperative Group Role Cards

Cooperative group roles of members in groups on cards.

Student Roles in Groups

Assigning student roles in cooperative groups.

Group Skills Tracking Sheet

Includes a chart to track behaviors of students in groups.

Cooperative Learning
Includes reasons for using cooperative learning, elements of cooperative learning, and class activities that use cooperative learning. 

Traditional Versus Cooperative Groups

Analyzes the major differences between traditional forms of classroom instruction and the use of cooperative grouping.

Roles in Cooperative Learning

Describes the roles in the classroom from the teachers to the students.

Collaboration Rubric

Example assessment tool that can be to when implementing cooperative learning.

Poetry Co-op
This is a lesson plan for teaching poetry using cooperative learning strategies.

Team Building
This lesson is designed to help improve relations among students though get-to-know-you activities.

Traits Needed for Effective Group Process
In this lesson plan, students can learn about different traits that are needed for working with others.

Using Children's Literature to Develop a Classroom Community
These are lessons that use children's literature to explore the concepts of individual strengths, abilities, and talents. Students can have the opportunity to develop cooperative learning skills.

Cooperative Learning
This page discusses elements of cooperative learning and also lists several ideas for class activities.

Cooperative Learning Activities
Here is a list of classroom activities that utilize cooperative learning. Printable worksheets to accompany the activities are included.

A to Z Teachers' Stuff: Teamwork
What does it mean to be a team? In this lesson plan, students can learn to define teamwork and work together in groups. NOTE: The site includes ads.

A to Z Teacher's Stuff: Cooperative Learning
This page provides an overview of cooperative learning along with resources for finding online activities and lesson plans.

Cooperative Learning
This online article defines cooperative learning and discusses its benefits and how it fits with other elements of an effective classroom. This is part of a website geared toward foreign language instruction.

Let's Get Physical!
These warm up activities involve movement and language to encourage a class to work together as a group.

eThemes Resource: Teaching Tips: Cooperative Problem Solving Tasks
Problem solving can be fun. Explore the following activities where kids are encourage to think creatively, share thoughts and opinions, create, discuss and solve problems, and than draw conclusions. Includes science, mathematical, logical, and environmental games and activities.

eThemes Resource: Teaching Tips: Team Building Activities for Elementary Students
Here are suggestions for games, activities, and lesson plans to encourage team building among elementary school students. There are indoor and outdoor activities, and cross-curricular lesson ideas. Many of these activities can be adapted for different age groups. Included are eThemes resources on cooperative learning and cooperative problem solving.