Updated Student Sorting Sticks
In our classrooms, we group and partner students in a variety of different ways for a variety of different purposes. Sometimes, we do randomized groupings and pairings - and this tool will help you do just that. The inspiration for this tool came from the ORIGINAL student sorting sticks set designed by a team at the IL Classrooms in Action group from ISBE. Unfortunately, their website is no longer "up" but I did save their sorting sticks and their guide in my Google Drive. Woohoo! I used these in my own classroom and my students loved being able to work with different kids across the classroom. I loved these even more than the "clock buddies" appointments because it eliminates the need for students to wander around the room to find a 1:00 appointment buddy - for some students, this can be such a confidence killer . I've had it on my task list to design an "updated" version of the sorting sticks, and I finally got to it this week! The directions ar...