Grouping+Strategies

 Are you stuck for ideas to group your students? Here's how we've done it during the modules: 
 *  Use lollies with distinct wrapper colours
 *  Form a Birthday Line to group off or share with a shoulder partner


 *  Find a partner that has skills a higher or lower than own


 *  Matching synonym cards
 *  Find a partner that identifies a different learning style animal to you

  <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">
 * <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Form pairs using the Pokies Machine - random name generator available on the internet [|www.classtools.net] )
 * <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Free choice... You choose!
 * <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Group by Stage taught
 * <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Shoulder partner where you sit
 * <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Match area of study given on card / paper slip
 * <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Group using suits in a deck of cards
 * <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Form groups by numbers under seats
 * <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Number off around room
 * <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Matching Japanese symbols for the elements
 * <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Line up in order of distance travelled during holidays, form shoulder partners
 * <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Find other people who like the same ice-cream flavour as you

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 * <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Match jigsaw pieces
 * <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Match dominoes pieces that add to a given number