Think-Pair-Share

**Think-Pair-Share**

**Content** The content is writing and this technique allows individuals to participate with one peer and share ideas. This strategy can be used within all of the subject areas.This strategy can be used with one question directing the whole strategy or multiple questions. **Grade Level** Elementary School, Middle School, High School, and College

**Curriculum Standards** In a 7th grade classroom this strategy could use one of the following standards. Students could think independently about writing prompt and then pair with another student and get suggestions on their writing. Once both students discussed their writing ideas both would share their thoughts to each other.

RLA.O.7.2.03 use analogies, illustrations, examples, or anecdotes to enhance oral and written communication (e.g., letters, poems, brief reports, descriptions, extended text, illustrations).

RLA.O.7.2.04 use the five-step writing process (pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing) to generate topics, plan approaches, and develop expository and persuasive writing tasks:

**Description of Practices** Students think through questions using three distinct steps: **Think**: Students think independently about the question that has been posed, forming ideas of their own. **Pair**: Students are grouped in pairs to discuss their thoughts. This step allows students to articulate their ideas and to consider those of others. **Share**: Student pairs share their ideas with a larger group, such as the whole class. Often, students are more comfortable presenting ideas to a group with the support of a partner. In addition, students' ideas have become more refined through this three-step process

**Implementation Considerations** This could take place in a self-contained classroom, a small group, or a whole group setting. Depending on the students and their willingness to communicate with their peers depends on when this strategy would be successful. For example if students are shy have students pick their pairs instead of selecting them for them. Also some teachers find it helpful to set a time limit for the "think" and "pair" steps of the strategy.

**Example** [] This website has a lesson plan for grades K-5 using this strategy for spelling.

[] This video around 1:30 shows an example of think-pair-share in the classroom.

blogs.bgsu.edu/dmoyer/files/2010/.../**Think**-**Pair**-**Share**_**template**.doc This link has a great think-pair-share template.

**Citation** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gunter, M. A., Estes, T. H., & Schwab, J. H. (1999). //Instruction: A models approach//, 3rd edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

<span style="color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Theobald, H. L. (2011). //The effects of think-pair-share on participation and engagement of second grade students during whole group discussion.// Saint Marys College of California). //ProQuest Dissertations and Theses//