Student Grouping Activities
Whole-Class 1. Brainstorming: Most interactive
brainstorming takes place in group settings.
It is a beneficial approach for coming up
with unique thoughts and ideas. Above all,
brainstorming teaches students how to
work together and share knowledge with
one another.
2- True or false: Every student will say 3
sentences, two are true one is false and
everyone is going to do that and eventually
we will find out that everyone has
introduced himself.
3-Spin the wheel game: In this game, the
instructor will choose a student to spin the
wheel and answer the question after that
the student will choose another one to spin
the wheel, and so on.
Individual 1- Gallery walk: Students explore a variety
of words and pictures placed around the
class.
2- Journaling: Ask your students to choose
one word that best describes who they are
at this moment. Have them draw the word
Advantages
1- It increases the group
members' sense of belonging,
which is something that teachers
always support.
2- In many educational
environments where everyone is
working in unity and under the
teacher's direct supervision, it is
the preferred method of
instruction since instructors as
well as students feel more secure.
3- It works well for activities when
the instructor is controlling the
activity, such as providing
directions and explanations.
1- Enhance critical thinking and
problem solving.
2- They grow self-sufficient.
3- They become more creative.
Disadvantages
1- Instead of favoring the individual,
it benefits the group.
2- Students rarely get the
opportunity to speak up for
themselves.
3- Since there is a chance of making
a mistake in front of the class, many
students are afraid to engage.
1- One may not have enough time
for individual learning moments.
Maybe some of the students don’t
have the ability to process the
information like the others.
2- If a teacher lacks the confidence
 on their notebook paper instead of asking 4- Students feel happy and to try out different paces and types
them to write about it and explain why. satisfied with their ability to learn of activities, the lesson plan may
on their own. get boring.
3- Presentation: Encourage each one of
them to deliver a presentation in front of
the class without fear.
Pair work 1. Debate: Is there anything more 1-Allowing more students to 1-Pair work is very noisy for many
enjoyable than arguing? Of course, but, a discuss more, exchange ideas, and people including me, personally I don’t
rational argument! You may ask students to enhance their understanding of prefer this terminology because I can’t
identify themselves as A or B after the topic. stand noisy places.
delivering a single statement to the class
2-When working in pairs, students
together. It is A's responsibility to defend 2-Assisting shy students in
often deviate from the topic of the
the statement, and B's to argue against it. developing confidence in their activity and talk about different things,
On the other hand, you may assign ability to engage in class. often in their native tongue.
different statements to different couples to
add a different flavor. 3-allowing you as the instructor, 3-It’s embarrassing for some students,
the room and chance to gather especially here in Egypt for girls and
2. Read a script: Using a script is an data of those who understand and boys, some of them are embarrassed
excellent way to help students focus on those who might need more help. to talk to each other.
their speaking abilities instead of making
them practice their vocabulary by creating
sentences on their own. Students won't
have to worry about what to say; instead,
they can focus only on their reading
comprehension and speaking skills.

Group Work 1. You can split them into two teams and 1- Enhance the students' ability to 1- Some students may find it messy,
instruct each team to write as many words communicate with each other, and others may find it difficult to
as they can on a given topic, like "food," because they will be interacting engage.
and then calculate how many words they with one another in the group.
have written when the time limit is up.
2. You can divide them into two groups and
deliver a statement and give the first group
the responsibility to defend the statement,
and the second group to argue against it.
3. You can divide them into four groups,
and each group is required to develop an
idea for a project and present it to the
class.
2- Deal with more difficult issues
than they could handle alone.
3- Share different perspectives.
4- Get social support and
motivation to take initiative.
2- If a group has two leaders, it
could become complicated because
some members prefer to take the
leadership of the group.
3- Unequal work.