By Heidi Raki, Guest Blogger Teachers use student grouping for many reasons. Some teachers group students by behavior in order to improve their classroom management. Some teachers group students by academic levels in order to provide struggling students with peer tutors. Some teachers group students by interest levels, in order to increase student led
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Make routines a snap with this idea by Ruth, a 5th Grade Teacher, in Monrovia, MD. I use Really Good Stuff’s Student Name T-Shirt Magnets to help manage my reading rotations. First, I label magnets to indicate groups within our literature program: “Guided Group,”  “Follow-up,” “Literature Circle,” and ”Independent Reading.”