Timed-Pair Shared

Steps for the Strategy

1. Students are paired and work in pairs.

2. Present a problem to the students.

3. Provide them with a specific amount of time to write their answers.

4. Students discus their answers with either their face or shoulder partners.

5. Call on students to share with the class the answer they have developed with their

6. partners.

Variations

• Instead of sharing out with the class, they share with their answers with the other

• team at their table. This is called Timed-Pair-Square.

• To increase equal participation, after think time, make the students share their

• answers in a Round Robin format at their table.

• Management Tips

  1. Model good listening skills.

  2. Model how pairs discuss instead of just one member answering the question

• Social Skills

  1. Active Listening

  2. Appropriate noise level.