Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners

Procedure
1 Divide the class into seven groups and give each group a sheet of paper
containing a question about an element of the weather, e.g. What is a
rainbow? See Box 32 for other questions and a sample answer.
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2 The group has one minute to decide on a response and write it on the
piece of paper.
3 The pieces of paper are then rotated to another group.
4 The children read the question and the answers of their peers. They
decide on another bullet point they can add to the response. Some
teachers may prefer that the learners use scientific knowledge, while
other teachers may encourage some creative thinking, e.g. When the
giants in the sky move their furniture, it makes thunder.
5 Continue to rotate the pieces of paper until every group has contributed
or until they run out of time or ideas.