Partner Work: Learning With and From Peers

During the first few months of school, we spend some time getting to know each other...Not just our hobbies and interests...We learn about each other's learning styles and ways of thinking.  We spend time learning with and from peers.

Students learn many ways that partners help each other learn as well.  In some of our daily reading lessons, we learn that partners work as a team, build good habits together, give reminders, grow ideas together, and give suggestions.

In some of our writing lessons, partners help each other add details to enhance their writing.  

We enjoy learning in different ways: individual work, group work, and partner work.  Working with others is an essential skill for the future.  In many jobs, students will have to work with partners or in teams to achieve a goal. Cooperative learning helps students become better at self and social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making.  It also increases their engagement and active participation in the classroom.

Cheers to learning together!