Turn and Talks

Have you heard of turn and talks yet?  It's something we do almost daily across so many subjects.

When we turn and talk, there is a particular topic to discuss.  For example, we might want to talk about what we know about pumpkins.  We might talk about ways to make the number 10.  We might talk about what might happen next in the story.

When we turn and talk, we turn our bodies to someone next to us.  Our knees are facing each other, our faces are looking at each other.

When we turn and talk, each partner gets a chance to say what is on his/her mind about the topic. Each partner gets a chance to listen, too.

When we turn and talk, sometimes we get to share our thoughts with the whole class.  Sometimes we have to share what our partner says.  Turn and talks allow us to share our thinking and listen to other's thinking.