Jigsaw on ancient Egypt

In CKLA Listening and Learning the students have been learning about civilization in ancient Egypt.  Today students explored image cards from our readings and as a group brainstormed what the image was, how was it important to civilization in ancient Egypt and what could they teach someone using that image card.  It was awesome to see these 23 brains use their new knowledge to work together to apply that knowledge to the image to teach their peers.  The concept of civilization has been a tricky one but these image cards helped the students see many of the components and how and why each was important to civilization.  

Group work is ever evolving, each member is responsible for being a thinker, a contributor and a speaker.  Students are learning how to disagree appropriately and how to use evidence to support their thinking.