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Managing Student Groups/Centers Freebie

September 20, 2012

This year I’m using more centers and cooperative groups than ever before and quickly realized I needed a new management system. I had previously used a typed sheet of paper with color-coded groups. It was too small for students to see from across the room and took me time to retype and print a new group list each week. Thus, my Knight Board was born! It matches our school mascot and the fairytale themed clip art is just too cute.

velcro and ribbon… so easy!

Now I have colored groups across the top for reading (red group, green group, orange group, blue group). I can also pull all of my knights, princesses, dragons, or swords as a group. The names are printed in three different colors, so I can also pull the red, blue, or green students that way. For smaller groups of four, I can pull students across the board.


I’m going to let you in on a little secret though and this is the best part for me… I use the clip art and font colors to “code” my students so I can quickly group them for different mixed-ability purposes. I know to mix up the clip art and font colors for mixed-ability, mixed-temperment groups. I literally shuffle the stack and randomly assign students to create balanced groups. I can also allow for student choice by telling students they need partner up a dragon with a knight, etc.


To attach them to the wall, I stapled strips of wide ribbon straight down the wall. Then I attached Velcro to the ribbon and the tags so I can easily rearrange them as needed.  


 If you’re another Knight school or just like the fairytale tags, you can grab a free copy here for desk nameplates or a group wall like mine. 





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  1. Stephanie @ Middle School Matters Blog says: September 20, 2012 at 12:23 pm

    I just found your blog through Teaching Blog Traffic School and I love your post! The idea to use different fonts and colors for various grouping needs is fantastic. I teach 7th and 8th grade ELA, and we do a lot with cooperative learning. With multiple classes switching in and out, this would make grouping my students SO much easier and quicker to change between classes as needed. Thanks for the idea!

  2. Christi at Ms. Fultz's Corner says: September 21, 2012 at 1:17 am

    You're welcome! I'm glad you found me. 🙂

  3. Donna Dillard says: September 23, 2012 at 1:02 am

    Thanks Christi for the group/centers help. I am trying to implement centers with a group of students who should probably be left in rows. Maybe this will help keep it rolling along.
    thanks for sharing….
    Donna
    working5to9math.blogspot.com

  4. Nelson Family Photo says: August 8, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    Thank you so much for the post and the freebie!! Can you please tell me where you purchased the knight helmet toppers? My classroom is castle themed so I am always looking for cute things that go along with that:)

  5. asbishop says: August 9, 2013 at 11:02 pm

    I love your knight board concept. I wish I had such a big classroom.

  6. cindyhornyak says: June 26, 2014 at 3:16 pm

    Love it! Genius way to consolidate grouping!

  7. heather richards says: June 26, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    Do you keep like high kids as knights or do u mix that up to? I hate kids to feel labeled but I'm too right brained to organize it in my brain. Lol

    • Christi Fultz says: June 26, 2014 at 5:59 pm

      The clip art just tells me how they work in a group together, which usually stays the same all year. The colors across the top tell me their level. I mix those up. So the blue might be high one week and the green might be high the next.

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⁠⠀
Some of my favorite memories are cooking with my mom so while YES it is much messier and slower with kids, I do love to include them. We aren't trying to win any awards over here for presentation either, just family fun. If you decide to make them as a family, tag us in your stories or posts. We want to see your mess too! ;)⁠⠀
⁠⠀
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