Shuffle & Pick
Participants work in groups of 4 with a card deck: A presents, B chooses and asks the question, C answers, D checks and coaches.
Time
7 min
Form
In small groups
Phase
Activate · Process · Check
Materials
LudensFlow basic kit · Printable
Step-by-step instructions
2 of 4 steps shown · 7 min
- Form groups of four — 2 min · everyone
Sit together in fours and everyone takes a letter card: A, B, C or D. - A shows, B picks and reads out — 2 min · A and B
A holds the cards in a fan with the questions facing themselves. B draws one without looking, reads the question out loud and counts calmly to five.
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Questions and answers in fixed roles
Four roles — everyone gets a turn
Revising concepts or rules
Everyone joins in, nobody watches
Cards with questions or concepts — one set per group of four participants.
- Language lesson: quiz concepts, definitions or grammar rules
- Exact subject: practise formulas, steps or calculation rules through questions and answers
- Content lesson: review key concepts, place names or historical facts
Based on Kagan's Fan-N-Pick — roles (fan, pick, ask, answer) ensure active involvement from everyone (Spencer Kagan, 2009).
Pairs well with
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