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Numbered Heads Together Strategy for Foreign Language. By Zeinab Abubaker DePaul Star Talk Technology. Numbered H eads Together. How to use it. Examples. When to use it. How To Use It.
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Numbered Heads TogetherStrategy for Foreign Language By Zeinab Abubaker DePaul Star Talk Technology
Numbered Heads Together • How to use it. • Examples. • When to use it.
How To Use It • Students work in groups of four. Each student in the group counts off so that students are numbered from 1to 4. • Students are given a question to answer. A question must have a limited number of answers and these be ones upon which consensus can be reached easily.
How To Use It Continued • Students work in their groups to determine the correct answer(s) to the question posted. It is important that each student be able to provide the answer(s) if called upon. • Time is called. A number from 1 to 4 is called at random. The student in each group with that number raises his/her hand to answer on behalf of the group.
Examples • A. The teacher makes a number of statements; students decide whether they are true or false. E.g. ,trunk(jadh’) is part of tree(shajarah). (referring to a picture). • B. Students may be asked to name four - Favorite plants - Things about “zaa’tar” - Parts of the tree
When To Use It • After you conduct your lesson • As an assessment