Think-Pair-Share

Think-Pair-Share involves students thinking independently about a prompt or problem, pairing up and discussing their ideas with a classmate, and then sharing their combined knowledge with the class. 

It:

• allows educators to change a traditional whole class discussion into a more manageable and inclusive activity where all students are given an opportunity to respond

• promotes the development of students' speaking, listening and social skills

• can be modified to 'Think-Pair-Square' for groups of four, where after 'Pair', partners 'Square' with another pair to discuss their ideas.