Jumbled Sequence - Active Learning Activity

Jumbled Sequence

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Information
Alias Sentence Strips
Bloom's Level Remember, Analyze
CAFE Level Side Dish
Class Size Any Class Size
Difficulty Moderate
Modality Face-to-Face, Hybrid, Online
Prep Time/
Materials		 Requires Planning
Sentence Strips or Cutouts, Digital Friendly
Time to Run 10-15 Minutes

This activity focuses on processes or timelines. Give students the steps in a process/timeline on strips of paper that are jumbled; ask them to work together to reconstruct the proper sequence. This approach can strengthen students’ logical thinking processes
and test their mental model of a process.

RETURN TO INDEX

Consider laminating the strips or laminating a paper with the steps in a jumbled order. You can give students a white board marker to order them by numbering.

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  • Top Hat

Randomize steps of a process and label each with a letter (A-Z) or number (1-9). Have students, individually or in breakout groups, reconstruct the correct sequence (e.g., BAFDCE or 51234) and share their answers in the chat or group discussion boards.