Different Ways to Make a Group Choice

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil; drawing or spoken answers are welcome.
• Topic notes: Voting: counting stated choices according to a rule. Consensus: working toward a decision everyone can accept. Rotation: taking turns according to an order. Assigned decision: a named person chooses within stated responsibility.
• Original exercise cards: Fictional group counts hands for two picnic locations. / A fictional group changes a plan until all accept it. / Fictional group changes its line leader each day. / A fictional coach chooses the drill for practice. / A group discusses concerns before accepting one shared plan. / A class follows a weekly order of cleanup roles. / A fictional facilitator selects a meeting time under an agreed rule. / A class counts ballots for its reading choice.

Learn the idea

A group can vote, discuss until it agrees, use a turn-taking plan or let a named leader decide within agreed rules. These methods can produce different results. A classroom vote is practice; it is not a statement about real election eligibility or official procedures.

Voting: counting stated choices according to a rule. Consensus: working toward a decision everyone can accept. Rotation: taking turns according to an order. Assigned decision: a named person chooses within stated responsibility.

Look for counted votes, a plan everyone accepts, a turn order or one person with the job of deciding. Ask an adult to read the notes and cards aloud. Point, draw or say your answer.

1. Ask an adult to read the four notes. Find the words Voting, Consensus, Rotation, Assigned decision.
2. Look for counted votes, a plan everyone accepts, a turn order or one person with the job of deciding.
3. Read the worked answer. Then try the other cards and explain which words helped you choose.
4. Point to, draw or say two different examples: one for Voting and one for Consensus. Explain how their clues differ.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

New card: “A class counts ballots for its reading choice.” Match it with a note, then point to or say the words that helped. Check: The card says: “A class counts ballots for its reading choice.” That matches Voting. Voting is counting stated choices according to a rule.

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