This Jigsaw Activity is a collaborative learning strategy that encourages increased student engagement and participation in group work as students follow this reading protocol lesson plan to learn about different social studies and science topics.

The Jigsaw Process:

In a Jigsaw activity, students form small groups, where each member focuses on mastering a specific part of the topic. These groups then transition into expert groups, with members specializing in the same focus area. Afterward, students return to their original home groups and share their newfound expertise, then work together to gain a collective understanding of the entire topic.

**This is a growing bundle. Price will increase as topics are added.**

Jigsaw Topics

• Extreme Winter
• Civil Rights Heroes
• Severe Weather
• Rocks
• American Symbols
• Types of Communities
• Holidays Around the World (coming soon!)
• Habitats (coming soon!)
• Human Body (coming soon!)
• Earth Science (coming soon!)

Each Topic Download Includes:

• Step-by-Step lesson plans
• Colored/Number Grouping Cards
• Home Group Topic Articles (3 to 5 articles per topic)
• Note Taking Sheets
• Writing Pages

*** Lexile level of the included Topic Articles is estimated to be between 400-750. Keep in mind that Lexile levels are approximate measures of text complexity, and different analysis methods may yield slightly different results.

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