Inside-Outside Circle
Students rotate in concentric circles to face new partners for sharing, quizzing, or problem solving.
Setup: The teacher prepares questions, or provides a question card for each student.
Variation:
Inside-Outside Line
Students stand in two straight lines facing each other. One line rotates, and the other remains in place. Rotating students rotate to a new partner and rotate to the back of their line when they pass the last student in the fixed line.
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Students rotate in concentric circles to face new partners for sharing, quizzing, or problem solving.
Setup: The teacher prepares questions, or provides a question card for each student.
- Students form pairs. One student from each pair moves to form one large circle in the class facing outward.
- Remaining students find and face their partners (class now stands in two concentric circles).
- Inside circle students as a question from their question card; outside circle students answer. Inside circle students praise or coach. (Alternative: The teacher asks a question and indicates inside or outside student to answer to their partner.)
- Partners switch roles: Outside circle students ask, listen, then praise or coach.
- Partners trade questions cards.
- Inside circle students rotate clockwise to a new partner. (The teacher may call rotation numbers: "Rotate Three Ahead." The class may do a "choral count" as they rotate.)
Variation:
Inside-Outside Line
Students stand in two straight lines facing each other. One line rotates, and the other remains in place. Rotating students rotate to a new partner and rotate to the back of their line when they pass the last student in the fixed line.
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