Find+My+Rule

// A great strategy for encouraging logical thinking and inductive/deductive // // reasoning. This activity works well for introducing a new unit, grouping students // // randomly for cooperative learning, and for developing problem-solving and // // categorizing skills. // 1. Teacher prepares identity cards, related to an overall theme and to each other by a “rule” (one per student). 2. Teacher announces that students will need to form groups of a given size by circulating throughout the room to locate students who have identity cards that are connected or related to their own by some commonality or “rule.” 3. Teacher gives an example and checks for understanding. 4. Teacher passes an envelope containing all identity cards around the classroom. 5. Students take one card each and circulate around the room to try and find others who have identity cards that are related to theirs. 6. Once all members of the group have been found, the group will find a place to sit together. 7. Group members will articulate the rule that connects all their identities and will try to guess the theme to which all the groups are connected.
 * Find My Rule **