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Cain, Jim – 2001
This handbook presents a collection of over 35 experiential and adventure-based activities using only a single item of equipment--a 15-foot long section of 1-inch tubular climbing webbing, called a raccoon circle. Some of the activities are quiet, some are loud, and they range from low to high challenge levels. Different-sized groups can be…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Games, Group Activities
Winer, Michael; Ray, Karen – 1994
This book provides activities and examples for learning about creating, sustaining, and enjoying new ways of working together. The book helps to develop a new language to deal with complicated situations on the journey to collaboration. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1, "How Do We Begin?" shares a story to develop the scenario. Part 2,…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Community Cooperation, Cooperation, Cooperative Planning
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Gallagher, Arlene F., Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
Briefly reviews children's literature on the themes of cooperative learning, community cooperation, interdependence, and putting the social back into social studies. Summarizes three books for primary readers, four for intermediate grades, and three for young adults. Covers a wide variety of cooperative learning situations. (CH)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Community Cooperation, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning
Lyman, Larry – 1989
Cooperative learning is a teaching strategy that promotes the positive interaction of children in small, heterogeneous groups. Each group contain three or four students of varying achievement levels, backgrounds, socio-economic status, and sex. Cooperative learning processes promote student motivation, build group skills, foster social and…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Geography
Rimmer, Sue; Arico, Jim – 1997
Involvement in student activities has many advantages for the middle level student. Such activities promote achievement, citizenship, and service to the community while developing self-esteem, self-confidence, and social cooperation. This book is intended as a tool for middle level schools to motivate, develop, guide, involve, and provide middle…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cultural Activities, Cultural Pluralism, Cultural Relevance