Divide your preschoolers into pairs. Give one puzzle to each pair, so the children can put the puzzle together as practice for a "Puzzle Race." When the puzzles are complete, praise the cooperative behavior that you observed. Remind the children that they have already learned to put the puzzle together with their partner, and that they get to do it again in a race. Say "go," then monitor the race---reminding the children to cooperate and share the puzzles. When the first team completes a puzzle, announce it, then ask the rest of the class to keep working to finish the puzzles. After the race, discuss the importance of cooperation. Point out that partners who took turns and shared the pieces finished quickly in the race.
Preschoolers ask for the cards they need and share the cards they have during a game of "Go Fish." Buy sets of "Go Fish" cards and divide the class into groups of three or four. Deal seven cards to each child and ask them to match any cards that are the same, then lay the matched pairs in a row in front of them. The undealt cards become the "pond," in the middle of the table. Tell the players to pick up the rest of their cards to begin the game. If the children have trouble holding the cards, let them keep their cards face-up on the table. The first child in each group then gets to ask another child if he has the match to one of the cards in his hand. If he does have a match, the questioned child gives the card to the first child. If he does not have the card, the child who asked for it must "go fish," drawing from the remaining cards in the "pond." Take turns and make matches until all the cards have been paired.
Kids share a marker, paper and a vision in "Partners Pictionary." Clip a piece of white paper, approximately 20 by 28 inches in size, to a classroom easel. Call two students to draw a picture while the rest of the class guesses what they're drawing. Whisper the name of an object to the children who will draw. Let them quickly decide how they will draw it. Tell them that they both have to draw on the paper to make the picture, and that they must take turns with the marker. The rest of the children call out guesses. When the correct answer is called, choose two more children to draw.