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Think, Pair, Share Activity

Description. The think, pair, share strategy is a cooperative learning technique in which students think through questions using three distinct steps, encouraging individual participation. It is designed to provide students with "food for thought" on a given topic enabling them to formulate individ

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Think, Pair, Share Activity

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    1. Think, Pair, Share Activity 3001.7.2

    2. Description The think, pair, share strategy is a cooperative learning technique in which students think through questions using three distinct steps, encouraging individual participation. It is designed to provide students with "food for thought" on a given topic enabling them to formulate individual ideas and share these ideas with another student. Rather than using a basic recitation method in which a teacher poses a question and one student offers a response, Think-Pair-Share encourages a high degree of pupil response and can help keep students on task.

    3. Notes that might help: Providing "think time" increases quality of student responses. Students become actively involved in thinking about the concepts presented in the lesson. Research tells us that we need time to mentally "chew over" new ideas in order to store them in memory. If we give students time to "think-pair-share" throughout the lesson, more of the critical information is retained. When students talk over new ideas, they are forced to make sense of those new ideas in terms of their prior knowledge. Their misunderstandings about the topic are often revealed (and resolved) during this discussion stage. Students are more willing to participate since they don't feel the peer pressure involved in responding in front of the whole class. Teachers who give “think time” ask higher level questions. Research tells us that students who have learned to use “think time” actually do better on standardized tests.

    4. Step-by-Step Print or view the view the images in this PowerPoint. Give participants 5 minutes to write down their individual thoughts to the following questions on their Think Pair Share Activity Sheet. What can you infer from the picture? What kind of conflict is conveyed in the picture? What is the mood in this picture? Explain your answer. What is the tone of the picture? Explain your answer. Then, in pairs, have groups share their individual thoughts. Pairs should summarize their common thoughts in the "Pair" section of their worksheet. Finally, pairs choose one major idea to share with the entire group. This should be written in the "Share" section of their worksheet. Tell participants that as an extension, students can write a story to go along with the picture.

    5. By yourself, look at the picture and think about the following and write your answers. What can you infer from the picture? What kind of conflict is conveyed in the picture? What is the mood in this picture? Explain your answer. What is the tone of the picture? Explain your answer. Share your thinking with a partner. (Write your notes on paper.)                 Share your ideas with the class. Write down some new things you have learned.

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