Are you tired of using the same way of arranging students for group work? This blog is bursting with ideas about how to arrange students for group work in a quick and fun way. These ideas can be used at any time, or as a warm up activity that is related to the lesson subject.
Puzzles for Group Work
Have you tried usingpuzzlesto arrange your students for group activities? This idea works by giving each student a piece of a puzzle and asking them to seek out classmates with puzzle pieces that join together with theirs. When a group of students have come together to construct a complete puzzle, a group is formed.
找到合适数量的零件以符合您的组尺寸要求的拼图可能很棘手。这是我们可以帮助我们的凉爽的地方Number Matching Puzzles非常适合创建五人组。
You can choose fromaddition,subtraction,division或者multiplicationpuzzles to match your learning focus. There is a set of 12 puzzles for each mathematical operation and each puzzle has five pieces!
Think smart and let a maths warm up activity do the organising for you!
Here’s how:
- Downloadand print the required number of puzzles (if you need five groups, print five puzzles).
- Laminatethe puzzles and cut up the pieces.
- Place one puzzle piece on each desk, making sure that they are mixed up and randomly distributed.
- 解释对于您的学生来说，他们需要解释自己的拼图作品，并以与他们的拼图相连的拼图作品寻找同学。
- Nominatethe students with the number piece as the group leaders.
Animal Sounds for Group Work
For a fun and noisy idea, try arranging your class for group activities by using animal noises!
I love the idea of using farm animal figures and giving each student one of six animal types as they enter the classroom. If you don’t have any farm animal figures, download our brand new农场听起来对搭配活动and give your sound machines a farm animal card instead.
This group organiser is quick and easy to set up…
- Downloadour brand new农场听起来对搭配活动引入动物声音，语言游戏和拟声词。
- Print足够的农场动物卡在进入教室时为每个学生提供一张卡片。
- 解释to the students that they need to form groups by finding other people with the same animal card by making farm animal noises.
- Coveryour ears!
小组工作的油漆色板
Colour小组是一个古老的favourite,but have you thought about using paint swatches to arrange your students for group activities?
Here’s how to do it…
- Visit your local DIY store and pick up a handful of paint swatches. Select swatches with enough shades of each colour to cater for the number of students in each group.
- 为每个组选择不同的颜色。切开色板并将其混合。
- 给每个学生一个阴影。要求他们找到自己的颜色家庭并组成一个团体。例如，所有的蓝色阴影都聚集在一起形成一个组。
Buttons for Group Work
明亮而美丽的按钮是安排学生进行团体工作的好方法。就像在每个学生的桌子上分发5或6个不同的彩色按钮一样简单。
If you want to delay grouping your students until part way through your lesson and avoid distraction, stick a button under each desk and reveal them when you are ready.
Random Name Selector
For the ultimate time saver, use ourRandom Name Selectortoarrange your students for group work.
- Addthe names of the students in your class, remembering to add commas between each name.
- Choosea theme.
- Selecta time-lapse option.
- Press Go!
Families for Group Work
在你的教室和创建社区意识arrange your students for group work by asking them to find their family!
We used name tags from ourGreen Tartan Classroom Theme Packand constructed a student group classroom display by using an old cardboard box and coloured paper.
This idea is super easy to set up. Just choose a family name for each group and create a name tag for each member of each family.
例如：
- Mr Lee
- Mrs Lee
- Grandpa Lee
- Grandma Lee
- Jane Lee (daughter)
- Richard Lee (son).
Here’s how to do it:
- Choose from our collection ofclassroom theme packs并下载可编辑的名称标签。
- 创造a name tag for each member of each family. Print, cut and laminate the name tags.
- Mix upthe name tags and place one on each students’ desk.
- Askthe students to use their speaking and listening skills to find all other members of their family.
- When all families are united, ask the students to secure their name tags to a section of the tree display (we used hook and loop dots).
可以按照您的意愿将不同的组创建，从而将名称标签放下，将它们混合并再次完成！
澳大利亚小组工作的手语
Give your class the opportunity to learn theAustralian Sign Languagefor Australian animals while they arrange themselves into groups.
Use ourAuslan Australian Animals Dice Activityto teach the signs. Assemble the dice and use it as a fun way to choose groups for activity stations.
- Use ourAuslan Australian Animals Dice Activityto teach your class how to sign kangaroo, spider, shark, platypus, kookaburra and emu.
- Decided on your groups and give each group a name -kangaroo, spider, shark, platypus, kookaburra or emu.
- Assign each student with an Australian animal.
- Ask your students to move around the classroom and sign their animal type to others in order to find other emus, sharks etc.
- Assemble an Australian animal dice and roll to choose groups for activity stations.
For more Australian Sign Language resources, check out our奥斯兰收藏。
Please note that our Auslan resources aim to give a broad understanding of the handshapes and movements required to sign key signs. We encourage you to cross-reference using resources within your local community and refer to Auslan Signbank for regional variations.
Shapes for Group Work
How do you arrange your students for group work during measurement and geometry lessons?
Why not use the 3D shapes constructed during a hands-on measurement activity to arrange your students into groups.
- Download ourNets of 3D Objectsand ask your students cut them out and construct them. Be strategic and ask your class to construct 5 lots of 6 different 3D shapes.
- Arrange your students for group activities by 3D shape. Students can either keep the shape that they made, or you can collect them, mix them up and redistribute them.
Bear Squares for Group Work
使用我们的可爱Bear Squaresto arrange your students for group work.
It’s as simple as giving each student one of the six Bear Squares and asking them asking your class to arrange themselves for group activities by finding classmates with the same Bear Square.
Onomatopoeia for Group Work
Are you looking for a fun to arrange your student for group activities during a poetry lesson?
Use our customisableOnomatopoeia Word Walland give your students to make some noise and to play with language.
It’s super fun and simple :
- Download ourOnomatopoeia Word Walland choose one sound for each group. Print each sound multiple times.
- Give one onomatopoeia word cards to each student. Ask them to take a look at their card without showing others and place it face down on their desk.
- Ask the students to interact with the whole class, making the onomatopoeia sound, joining up with others that have the same sound to form a group.
I hope that one or more of these ideas help to create some group buzz in your classroom!
