Mix-Freeze-Group
The classroom is bursting with energy as students rapidly "mix" around the room, "freeze" in their tracks, and frantically "group" to avoid falling into the lost and found.
Setup: Students stand. An area of the room is designated as the "lost and found."
Optional: Once students know the game, students in Lost and Found may be the ones to generate and ask the next question. After they ask the question, they rush to join a group.
Back to Kagan Structures
The classroom is bursting with energy as students rapidly "mix" around the room, "freeze" in their tracks, and frantically "group" to avoid falling into the lost and found.
Setup: Students stand. An area of the room is designated as the "lost and found."
- Students "mix" around the room.
- Teacher calls, "freeze" and students freeze.
- Teacher asks a questions to which the answer is a number or which corresponds to a key with a number. Teacher gives think time. (Examples: How many planets are there in our solar system? What direction is Washington D.C., from California? Key: North = 2, South =3, East = 4, West = 5)
- Teacher calls, "show me," and students show their answer with fingers on their chests.
- Students group according to the number, and kneel down.
- Students in their groups discuss a question provided by the teacher. Can you name the planets in order? How far do you think Washington DC is from Los Angelos?
- Students not in groups go to the "Lost and Found."
Optional: Once students know the game, students in Lost and Found may be the ones to generate and ask the next question. After they ask the question, they rush to join a group.
Back to Kagan Structures