Re-Re-Categorize

• Categorize and Re-Categorize Countries

  By grouping and re-grouping the same set of countries, students will discover new patterns and ideas about these places.

  Show 4 Steps

  1. Students create a list of countries and group them into two to five categories based on chosen criteria.

  2. Then they’ll start over and re-group those same countries into new categories.

  3. Then, yes, they’ll re-re-group those countries into yet another set of categories.

  4. Finally, students describe how looking at the same countries from different perspectives gave them some new insight or idea.

• Categorize and Re-Categorize Animals

  By grouping and re-grouping the same set of animals, students will discover new patterns and ideas about these creatures.

  Show 4 Steps

  1. Students create a list of animal names and group them into categories based on chosen criteria, then label their categories.

  2. Then they’ll start over and re-group those same animals into new categories.

  3. Then, yes, they’ll re-re-group those animals into another set of animals.

  4. Finally, students describe how looking at the same creatures from different perspectives gave them some new insight or idea.