My Other Half - The Teacher Toolkit
My Other Half - The Teacher Toolkit is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Choose a variety of pairs. You can use simple items that your students will relate to, like “Romeo” and “Juliet;” vocabulary words and their definitions; photos or images that match; or anything that fits the content you are teaching.
- Create cards with one term on each card, and create enough so that each student in your class has a card.
- Students should walk around the class until they find the card that matches theirs.
- Now students are paired! Have them work together to complete a task or assignment.
- Plan Choose a variety of pairs.
- Create Create cards with one term on each card, and create enough so that each student in your class has a card.
- Pair Up Students should walk around the class until they find the card that matches theirs.
- Have them work together to complete a task or assignment.
- When to use Any time you want to pair students up, reshuffle your cards and pass them out.
- My Notes If you register with our site, you can create your personal notes for each tool.
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Prompts to use +
Choose a variety of pairs. You can use simple items that your students will relate to, like “Romeo” and “Juliet;” vocabulary words and their definitions; photos or images that match; or anything that fits the content you are teaching.
Create cards with one term on each card, and create enough so that each student in your class has a card.
Now students are paired! Have them work together to complete a task or assignment.
Plan Choose a variety of pairs.
Create Create cards with one term on each card, and create enough so that each student in your class has a card.
Pair Up Students should walk around the class until they find the card that matches theirs.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: My Other Half - The Teacher Toolkit. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Choose a variety of pairs. You can use simple items that your students will relate to, like “Romeo” and “Juliet;” vocabulary words and their definitions; photos or images that match; or anything that fits the content you are teaching.; Create cards with one term on each card, and create enough so that each student in your class has a card.; Now students are paired! Have them work together to complete a task or assignment.; Plan Choose a variety of pairs.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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