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These strategies can be used to break a large group of participants into smaller groups.
Deck of cards
- Distribute one playing card to each participant. You can also designate a participant to randomly hand out cards as peers enter the classroom. For large workshops, use more than one deck of cards.
- Ask participants to form groups by:
- Suit (e.g., clubs or hearts) for large groups
- Card type (e.g. two or four of a kind) for small groups
- Run (e.g., ace-2-3 or 9-10-Jack-Queen-King) for various size groups
Count off
- Count participants off from 1 to 10 until each participant has been assigned a number.
- Ask participants to get together by grouping all participants assigned #1, then all participants assigned #2, etc.
Birth month
- If uniform group size is not required, have participants group themselves according to their birth month.
For virtual workshops: Breakout roomsÌý
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Assign participants to breakout rooms at random
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Allow participants to self-select breakout room; use birth month, date of birth, favorite season, etc. to have participants group themselves by joining the corresponding breakout roomÌý
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