Grouping Cards
For the month of August, I am going to try to make a quick blog post each day. Every. Single. Day! I initially saw the idea on Twitter by @druinok. Here's the post that sparked my inspiration.
As many of you know, I am currently in school to receive my Ed.D. Part of my dissertation will be looking at groupings. I've seen where teachers do random groupings with playing cards, a wheel, an online platform, or just group numbers/letters written on a piece of paper. I have done the latter in the past. The only downfall was that students would swap their cards so that they were in a group with their friends. Then, I saw grouping cards. On a single card, there are multiple objects/words/pictures. Students get a card without knowing how they'll be grouped. Then, the teacher can group students however she wants. This is how I will use them in my class. Please note that I use VNPS (vertical, nonpermanent surfaces) in my classroom.
- Students will come into class and head to their base groups. This is where they will sit (for about a week at a time). This is not the group they will be completing tasks in.
- When a random group is needed for the VNPS, students will get a grouping card from me.
- Once all students have a card, I will tell the class how they're being grouped.
- Then, they will find that object at a VNPS, and that will be their board.
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