Sort your students into random groups of five with printable Student Grouping Cards.
Form Groups of Five With Student Grouping Cards
Make grouping your students quick, fair, and completely stress‑free with this set of Printable Random Student Grouping Cards designed specifically for forming groups of five. Perfect for any primary classroom, these cards help you create balanced, random groups in seconds.
Each student receives a card featuring an image from a themed category, and their job is to find the four classmates whose cards also belong to that category.
A Quick and Easy Way to Group Your Students
This set includes a variety of fun, kid‑friendly categories such as:
- Animals
- Vegetables
- Musical instruments
- Weather
- Dishes
To use the cards:
- Hand out one card to each student.
- Students move around the room, looking for classmates whose cards belong to the same category.
- Once five students with matching categories find each other, they form a complete group.
If your class size isn’t divisible by five, simply allow one group to include an extra member.
Download Your Random Group Creators
These Random Group Creators are available in both PDF and editable Google Slides format. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button and choose your preferred file type.
This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator.
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