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One Leaves can be used to build community and/or academic knowledge. This strategy helps participants to be open to new perspectives, as group members rotate between groups.
STEPS:
CLASSROOM SETUP: Determine how many student groups there will be, 4-6 students per group and where the groups will stand in order to rotate students easily.
DETERMINE TOPIC: Determine how many rotations students will do and prepare an equal amount of questions. If this strategy is being used to build community, a question might be: "Who woke up the latest to get to school today?” If the strategy is to be used with academic content, a question might be: “Add up the month, day and year you were born. Who has the highest number?”
STUDENT GROUPS: Have the students move to their groups. Once in their groups have them introduce themselves (if necessary).
GROUP DISCUSSION: Pose the first question to the group. Give a qualifier for who starts first or give each group a talking piece so each student gets to share. Once each group decides who the person is that “wins” that question, everyone in the group will say, “It was nice to meet you.” That person will leave the group and move to the next group in a clockwise pattern. The next group welcomes the new student into their group. The next question is posed. The person who “wins” the question will move groups in a clockwise pattern. Continue this process until all questions have been asked.
SCAFFOLDS:
Have the WICOR Buddy log in a place that students can find it easily, especially in the beginning.
Start with one letter at a time. This may be helpful when getting to know the class and who works best together.
Create a WICOR Buddy social contract, so students know the expectations when working together.
EXTENSIONS:
Change buddies so students have an opportunity to work with everyone.
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