Random Group Maker: Split a Class Into Teams
Type or paste your class list, one name per line. Choose whether you want a set number of groups or a set number of students in each group, enter the number and press Make groups. The names are shuffled and dealt out so the groups are as even as possible. Press Shuffle again for a new split, copy the result as text, or print it.
Free to use, no sign-up. Everything runs in your browser: nothing you type is uploaded.
Type the names or paste a column from a list.
Your list is saved on this device only.
How to use it
1. Add your names
Replace the sample names with your own, one per line. You can paste a whole column from a spreadsheet or a register straight into the box.
2. Choose how to split
Pick Number of groups if you know how many teams you need, or Students per group if the size matters more. Then type the number in the box next to it.
3. Press Make groups
The names are shuffled and dealt out like cards, so groups never differ by more than one student. Not happy with the mix? Press Shuffle again as often as you like.
4. Print or copy
Press Print the groups to put the teams on paper, or Copy as text to paste them into a document, a message or a slide for the class screen.
Ideas for class and home
Project teams
Make fresh groups for every project so students work with different classmates, and nobody is left to pick teams while others wait.
Science lab benches
Split the class by benches of four. When the numbers do not divide evenly, some groups simply have one student fewer, with no one left out.
Sports and games
Divide the class into two or four teams for a relay, a quiz or a ball game in seconds, then shuffle again for the next round.
Homeschool co-op
Sort a mixed-age co-op into discussion circles or craft tables, and print the sheet to pin up by the door so everyone knows where to sit.
Printables that go with this tool
Questions and answers
Is the random group maker free?
Yes. There is no cost, no account and no limit on how many times you make groups or how long your list is.
Where do my students' names go?
Nowhere. Everything happens in your browser. Your list is kept only on this device so it is there next time, and it is never uploaded or shared.
What if the class does not divide evenly?
The groups are balanced as closely as possible. Some groups will have one student more than others, but the difference is never larger than one.
Can I keep two students apart?
Not automatically. Press Shuffle again until the split suits you, or make the groups and swap the two names by hand on your own copy.
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Put this tool on your own site
Copy this code into your class page or blog. The tool is free; the small link under it tells your visitors where it comes from.
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