Source: Lyman. (n.d.). Instructional strategies online. Retrieved (25 February 2010) from http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/pd/instr/strats/think/index.html
Think/Pair/Share is a great way to get kids thinking critically about various topics. It helps them to develop individual ideas and construct them in a manner to share with their peers, and perhaps even the entire class. By breaking away from the traditional teacher-student responses, it encourages peer to peer interaction. Think/Pair/Share can work in several ways but the most common method when using Think/Pair/Share is to have students read a selected text, and frequently stopping throughout the text to give the students time to Think/Pair/Share. To help students stay on task, it is advised that students write down what they think will happen next in the text (if using fictional text). Then turning to their peers, they are given some time to share their ideas. The group can then summarize each person’s response in preparing to share with the class if called on by their teacher. If using non-fiction material, or current events, the students can think about the material presented, asking themselves why they feel it is important, do they agree or disagree, what parts they feel to be most important, or how it can relate to their own lives. The same steps can be followed, by sharing with their small groups, and then preparing an answer to share with the class if they are called on. Think/Pair/Share is a great way for students to build their conceptual understanding and determine what is important in the texts. It also develops acceptance of other student’s opinions and encourages social interaction.
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I really like Think/Pair/Share, I think it is a great way for students to socialize while working on an academic topic. One of my professors in the Special Ed department uses this strategy in the classroom, and I think it is effective in our classroom! I wonder how well this strategy will work with younger students K-2, I feel like it may be hard to keep them on task with the topic at hand. I think this strategy works best in middle, high, and college classrooms. I would use this strategy in my classroom when doing reading, social studies, and current event lessons. Great job on the strategy overview Amber!
Posted by Sara Cline | March 3, 2010 2:17 PM
Posted on March 3, 2010 14:17