All Hands on Deck

All Hands on Deck

1. Post chart paper with one concept or subtopic per chart around the room.
2. Group students in teams of four and provide each group with a stack of index cards titled with the same concepts or subtopics posted on the charts.
3. Have team members divide the index cards equally.
4. Designate a time (1 to 3 minutes) for students to brainstorm ideas about the subtopics listed on the index cards and to write at least one idea per card.
5. At the end of the time limit, have students pass their cards to the team member on their left and repeat the brainstorming and writing.
6. Continue circulating the cards until all teammates have had the opportunity to write on each card.
7. Select a recorder to write on the chart paper.
8. Begin at one sheet of chart paper and have a reporter from each team share one idea written on their team's corresponding index card.
9. Use a round-robin method for sharing and recording ideas from each team.
10. When all ideas have been added to the sheet of chart paper, move to the next chart.