CLTeamNameIdeas

When "counting off" for random teams, often the team with #1 will say "We're Number 1." If you "count off" by letters (A, B, C, D), students will give each other a hard time about the "grade" of their team.

You can help avoid disparaging remarks by "counting off" using something where all words have equal value (team one, the gold team, the blue ribbon team) OR by using something from your content that the repetition of counting off will help students remember the content OR just having fun.

Possible Team Names When Assigning Random Teams (based on # of teams desired): =Content based:=

Geography
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
 * __5 Great Lakes:__**

North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Africa, Australia
 * __7 Continents:__**

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma
 * __4 Contiguous states to Texas:__**

English/Language Arts
Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, Denouement (comedy) or Catastrophe (tragedy)
 * __Freytag’s 5 Parts of a Drama__**

Pre-writing, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing
 * __5 Steps of Writing__**

Math
Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction
 * __6 Orders of Operation__**

EDU 221
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation
 * __6 Levels of Thinking Skills in Bloom’s Taxonomy__**

__**4 Humor in the Classroom**__ Laugh, Giggle, Chuckle, Grin

= Just for fun: = Heart, star, clover, moonbeam (original 4) Added since: balloon, horseshoe, rainbow, pot of gold
 * __4-8 Lucky Charms:__**

2 all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, sesame seed bun
 * __7 parts of a Big Mac__**