Group-working skills
This article for teachers suggests a range of activities to help children get better at working in groups.
Group-worthy tasks and their potential to support children to develop independent problem-solving skills
In this article for teachers, Jennie Pennant outlines how group-worthy tasks support the development of children's problem-solving skills.
Fraction match
A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.
En-counters
This task requires learners to explain and help others, asking and answering questions.
Guess the houses
Counters in the middle
This task depends on groups working collaboratively, discussing and reasoning to agree a final product.
What shape?
This task develops spatial reasoning skills. By framing and asking questions a member of the team has to find out what mathematical object they have chosen.
Arranging cubes
A task which depends on members of the group working collaboratively to reach a single goal.