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=Grouping Strategies=

o By appointment or assignment (Map Pairs, Round the Clock Pairs) o Colored index cards or sticks (One of each color, or all the same color) o Find your mate (Colors, objects, pictures, puzzle pieces, shapes, etc) o Line-ups (Age, alphabetical order, birthday, color of clothing, eye color, hair color, height, number of siblings, etc.) o Numbered heads together o Pre-arranged groupings listed on the overhead o Question-Answer (Half of the room are given questions in Spanish, the other half are given the corresponding answers. Students find their pairs by asking the questions and finding their peer who has the appropriate answer. Questions can be related to the activity and used to activate students’ prior knowledge.) o Pre-arranged groupings listed on overhead or projector

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- A list of tips for managing group work user:chericem1

Power Teaching - 6th Grade - Routines and procedures are an important part of making groups work. Notice how this teacher uses a variety of classroom management routines and procedures to get and hold students' attention and to keep them focused and engaged in the content she is teaching. user:chericem1 media type="youtube" key="XroJtR9gQc8&rel=1" height="355" width="425"

Tools for Making Groups Work - Here are just a few of the tools that I use to manage group work (yes, even with high schoolers!) user:chericem1



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