Combining two ideas in a shared task

Learning goal

Hear two ideas and choose a fair next step.

Materials

The student page below and a pencil.

Opening question · 3 minutes

“How could they include both ideas?”

A school situation · 5 minutes

A pretend group is choosing a class display. Drew wants animal facts and Sasha wants a map. Both keep repeating their own idea. They have one sheet of poster paper and ten minutes to choose.

One possible response · 4 minutes

“You want animals and I want a map. We could put animals on a map.”

Practice · 10 minutes

How could they include both ideas?

1. Two students want different titles for a class poster. They have time to test both on paper.

2. Two students disagree about a game rule. Neither knows the rule the teacher gave.

Possible answers

1. Write both titles and check which one best explains the poster.

2. “Let's ask the teacher to clarify the rule before we decide.”

Student page · 5 minutes

Use the ready-to-print student page at the end of this lesson. Students may write, draw, or give an answer aloud.

Exit question · 3 minutes

“Choose one of the stories. What could the student say or do first?”

Student page to print

Combining two ideas in a shared task

Write, draw, or say your answer. You may pass.

An example

A pretend group is choosing a class display. Drew wants animal facts and Sasha wants a map. Both keep repeating their own idea. They have one sheet of poster paper and ten minutes to choose.

How could they include both ideas?

One possible response: “You want animals and I want a map. We could put animals on a map.”

1. Two students want different titles for a class poster. They have time to test both on paper.

How could they include both ideas?

2. Two students disagree about a game rule. Neither knows the rule the teacher gave.

How could they include both ideas?

One sentence to keep

Choose one story above. Write the first thing the person could say or do.