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Group work
What do you like about it?
Group work
What do you dislike about it?
And today we are going to do a group building exercise to prepare
the class for POWERFUL GROUP WORK
First we need to learn the rolesof each member of the group
• There are four different roles for each group
• When you are in your group, you will be wearing a badge to show which role you are playing
Group Roles
FACILITATOR HARMONIZER
MATERIALS MANAGER
REPORTER
In the skill building activity we are about to do --- and in all future
group work --- you will be assigned a specific role to play
Your role will change --- most likely every time we do group
work.
So it is important that you learn all the roles
Facilitator
• Makes sure that everyone has a chance to participate
• Calls the teacher if necessary • The Facilitator is the only group member
who can call the teacher --- and that is only after she/he discusses the issue with everyone in the group
Harmonizer
• Makes sure there are no put-downs
• Encourages positive responses• Keeps lines of communication
open in the group
MATERIALS MANAGER
• Collects materials that are needed to complete the task
• Supervises clean-up
REPORTER
• Discusses with group what will be reported
• Introduces group members during presentations
• Briefly summarizes activity to the class
Now, let’s review….Which group member’s job is to
keep the peace among members of the group?
The Harmonizer
Which group member is responsible for getting the
necessary materials for the group?
Materials Manager
Which group member tells other members of the class what the
group did during oral presentations?
The Reporter
• Who is the only group member who can call the teacher over?
The Facilitator
Today, we will be doing a skill building activity to practice our roles
in the group. This lesson is a skillbuilder designed to
demonstrate the value of working together with other students.
The name of this skillbuilder is Island Maps
THE TASK
There is a deck of 30 cards. These are not regular playing cards.
Each card has a map on it.
Like this
THE TASK
Each of the 30 cards is dealt among the group members face down.
THE TASK
The group must discover which card in the set is a singleton.
Each card in the set has one or more duplicates --- except the singleton card.
To review …..
What is a singleton?
It is something that has no duplicates
Do you know the word that starts with “u” that describes something that has no duplicates?
Where is the singleton?
Where is the singleton?
Island Maps---the Rulesorganize your efforts in any way you wish to complete the task within these limitations:
• Players may see only those cards dealt to them.• Players must keep their “barriers” up during the entire exercise.• Players may not trade cards.• Players may not draw pictures or diagrams of the maps.• Players must keep their discards in their own separate piles.• Players may talk any way the group decides.• Players may not communicate with any other group.
The Norms
• Make a plan.
• Agree on strategies.
• Describe accurately and carefully.
To review . . . .
When can you show your cards to one of your group members?
Never!!!!!
Can you trade cards with another group member?
No!!!
Can you put your discards in the center of the table?
No!!!
Once you get into your groups, the Materials Manager will come to get
the materials for his/her group. These include . . .
• Badges for the group• The cards• One privacy screen for each person in the
group
Island Maps
• When your group thinks it has found the singleton, the Facilitator will raise her/his hand and call the teacher over.
• Once the teacher has come to your group, they will tell you what to do next.
Island Maps ReflectionWrite out each of the following and respond to each
question in 1-2 complete sentences.1. What do you think were your main areas of
strength in this exercise?2. What do you think were your main areas of
weakness in this exercise?3. How can you improve your group performance in
the future?4. In what ways did the norms help you become
successful members of the group?