1 goes, 3 stay
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One participant visits another group to gather information and brings it back to their own team.
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- Work in groups of 4.
- Show an assignment. One member (the “informant”) travels to another group to fetch information or answers; the three “stayers” keep working (timer).
- The informant returns and shares what they gathered.
- For the next assignment, a different member travels — so everyone gets a turn.
- Close with a short reflection.
Settings
- Assignments — required. One per line. You can't start without at least one.
- Travel time — optional, default 120 s.
Tip: generate assignments with AI
Out of ideas? Ask Microsoft Copilot: “Give me 4 short assignments or questions about [topic] for students aged [age] that groups can fetch from each other, one per line.” Paste the lines into the Assignments field.
Tips for the facilitator
Texts or task sheet per team; pens and paper to note collected information
- Send two informants per team for more exchange — the rest of the team stays
- Let informants visit multiple teams for a more complete picture
- Content lesson: each team studies a different aspect of a topic and shares knowledge via informants
- Language lesson: each team analyses a different text and informants relay findings
- Practical subject: teams each work on a different step of a process and share via informants
Based on Kagan's One Stray structure — one participant leaves the group to gather information from other groups and brings it back (Spencer Kagan, 1994).
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