Group Work - Practical Considerations/Table

From OER in Education
Grouping – size and composition

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Managing groups


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Stimulus for group talk


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pairs pair talk explanation for group talk
small group (three or four) pairs to fours demonstration for group talk
large group (five to seven) snowball question and answer for group talk
friendship grouping spokesperson taking notes using group talk
ability grouping envoys worksheets and book exercises using group talk
groups with similar personalities together rainbow groups practical work using group talk
groups with different statements number/letter/colour misconceptions or false personalities together
single-sex groups random numbering artefacts, photographs, etc.
groups with equal numbers of boys/girls per group random continuum open ended questions
random selection for grouping other ideas group concept or mind maps
groups with pupils with same first language other ideas concept cartoons

card sorts or continuum

other ideas