Teaching Strategy: Think-Pair-Share

1. Teaching Strategy:
Think, Pair, Share

2. Introduction
Think-Pair-Share (TPS) is a collaborative learning
strategy where students collectively work together to
solve a problem or answer to a reading assignment.
This promotes participation, focuses attention, and
engages students.
Pair:
Discuss the answer
with partner.
Share:
Share ideas with the
class.
Think:
Individual students think
about the topic or
answer to a question.

3. Video Example of Think-Pair-Share in action
Source: Reading Rockets
readingrockets.org

4. How to use Think, Pair, Share in the
classroom
• When posed with a question or a problem, ask the students to think
about an answer to the question or problem presented. This is done
individually.
• The students then pair up and discuss their answers with each other.
Talk about similarities, differences, etc.
• Lastly, the students then share their answers with the rest of the class,
promoting discussion and understanding of the topic.

5. Pros and Cons of TPS
Pros
 Generation of multiple
ideas.
 Small group discussions.
 High collaboration.
 Inclusive of all students
and teacher.
Cons
 Must be structured with
younger students.
 Time limit sensitivity.
 Loud discussion/noise
during the Pair and
Share stages.

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