Timed Pair Share

In pairs, students share with a partner for a predetermined time while their partner listens. Then partners switch roles.

RallyRobin

Partners take turns providing ideas/ answers or solving problems orally or in writing. Variations include Rally Table and Rally Coach.

Quiz-Quiz-Trade

Students quiz a partner, get quizzed by a partner, and then trade cards to repeat the process with a new partner.

Pairs Compare

Pairs generate a list of possible ideas or answers. Pairs compare their answers with another pair and then both pairs work together as a team to create additional ideas or answers.

Mix-Pair-Share

The class mixes until the teacher calls “pair.” Students find a new partner to discuss or answer the teacher’s question.

Match Mine

Partners on opposite sides of a barrier communicate with precision, attempting to match the other’s arangement of pieces on a game board.

Inner-Outer Circle

Students rotate in concentric circles to face new partners for sharing, quizzing, or problem-solving.

Flashcard Game

Partners proceed through three rounds as they quiz each pther with flashcards, mastering the content to win cards.

Find Someone Who

Students circulate through the classroom, forming and reforming pairs, trying to find “someone who knows” an answer, then they becone “someone who knows.”