Circles, rectangles, Zebra Pelecan and Giraffe groups

[TwoFoggy]

What do all these mean? Is it random or some kind of ranking?

[christywhisty]

Sounds like ability groups, at dc's school it has always been colours,

[TeeBee]

Yeah, streaming. My Ds' class does shapes for maths, colours for reading. Did it in reception just for reading I think.

[Marathon]

In Numeracy number of sides of shape relate to ability. Circles are the lower, then triangles, squares and finally pentagons. I use author names for literacy. Dahls, lower then progress higher up the alphabet for the more able groups.

[Littlefish]

I just used to have completely random names for my groups - usually to do with something we were we were studying/exploring at the time.

Sometimes they were to do with ability, sometimes they weren't.

I'd just ask the teacher if I were you.

[ja9]

Random names used for ability groups when teaching - don't try and decode. What means one thing for one teacher will mean something else for another.

[wheresthehamster]

Please tell me the spelling of Pelecan is yours and not the teacher's

[TwoFoggy]

LOL yes its mine

Thanks everyone!

[motherinferior]

I was particularly fond of DD1's Y1 groups, which were the Rolling Stones, Elvis, Beach Boys and the Beatles.

She was in Elvis

[Troutpout]

We have colours
and then owls and peacocks for english and maths
Wise owls?
show-offy know it all peacocks? perhaps

[TwoFoggy]

[mrz]

Sounds like a very confused teacher... what on earth are they thinking!

[AbbeyA]

I wouldn't try and decode, all teachers will do it differently-some completely at random.