# Set up group work

> Assignment Groups define how learners are split into collaborative groups. Link a group set to a lesson via Lesson Settings → Group Work.

Source: https://www.curacourse.com/help/assignment-groups-for-group-work

## At a glance

**Assignment Groups** define how learners are split into collaborative groups. Link a group set to a lesson via **Lesson Settings** → **Group Work**.

![CuraCourse screenshot: Assignment groups (for group work)](https://www.curacourse.com/help/featurebase/9d2dc6fccb93769815c6.png)

## Prerequisites

- **Course Settings** → **Assignment Groups**.

## Steps

1. Open **Assignment Groups** and click **Create Group**.
   
   
   
   ![CuraCourse screenshot: Assignment groups (for group work)](https://www.curacourse.com/help/featurebase/000e841e4cc54f9621dd.png)
2. Enter **Assignment Group Name** and optional **Group Members Limit**.
3. Choose options:
   
   
   
   - **Allow learners to self select groups**
   - **Require group members to be in the same cohort**
4. Under **How to assign learners to groups**, pick:
   
   
   
   - Manually assign after creation
   - Evenly divide by **number of groups**
   - Evenly divide by **group members limit** (limit required)
5. Save, then edit groups from the list as needed.

## Common gotchas

- Group work is only supported on standard **lesson** item types, not every activity type.
- Deleting an assignment group removes its groups and memberships permanently.

## Next steps

- [Lesson Settings: group work & Student AI Chat](https://www.curacourse.com/help/lesson-settings-group-work-and-student-ai-chat)
- [Edit a lesson: overview of instructor tools](https://www.curacourse.com/help/build-a-lesson)