1. Find Someone Who Stand Up, Hand Up, Pair Up
A asks questions; B responds.
A records answer
B checks and initials answer
Switch roles
Repeat with a new partner each time
When worksheets are complete, students sit and compare

2. Inside Outside Circle Half the class forms outside circle
Remaining students form inside circle
Inside students ask; Outside students respond
Partners switch roles
Students rotate

3. Match Mine Sender arranges pieces
Sender describes arrangements; receiver matches
Partners check for accuracy
Receiver praises sender
Switch roles; play again

4. Mix-N-Match Students mix and pair Partners quiz each other
Partners trade cards
Students quiz new partners
Teacher calls “Freeze!”
Students “Match”

5. Mix Pair Share Students mix Teacher calls “Pair” Hand Up, Pair Up
Teacher asks question, gives think time
Share: Timed Pair Share or Rally Robin

6. Numbered Heads Together
Students number off
Teacher asks question
Students think and write
Heads together; share and discuss
Teams signal when ready
Teacher calls number
That number answers

7. Rally Coach Students sit in pairs
First problem: A solves, B coaches and praises
Next problem: B solves; A coaches and praises
Continue solving problems

8. Rally Robin Teacher poses problem
Partners repeatedly take turns; answering orally

9. Round Robin
Teacher asks a question
Teammates take turns answering

10. Round Table
Teachers assign problem
Team members each write and pass

11. Showdown Question cards placed in center
Showdown captain reads a question
Students work alone and write answers
Teammates signal when ready
Showdown captain calls “Showdown”
Teammates show and discuss answers
Teammates celebrate or coach
New showdown captain leads next round

12. Simultaneous Roundtable
Teacher assigns task
Everyone writes!
Everyone passes!
Continue: Pass-N-Add

13. Spend-A-Buck Team lays out alternatives
Teammates spend a buck on each alternative
Teammates spend remaining dollars
Teams sum dollars to determine team decision

14. Stand Up, Hand Up, Pair Up Students stand up, hand up, pair up
Teacher asks question
Think time
Partners share using: Rally Robin Timed Pair Share

15. Talking Chips Teacher provides topic
One student places a chip in center, begins discussion
Students use chips to continue discussion
Chips used up? Students collect chips, continue discussion

16. Team Stand-N-Share Teams stand up Teacher calls on one student
Student states one idea from list
Team Recorders add idea or check it off
Sharing continues with rotating Recorder
Teams sit when all ideas checked off
Seated teams Round Table, recording new ideas

17. Timed Pair Share Teacher announces topic and time Think Time
A shares; B listens
B responds and praises
B shares; A listens
A responds and praises

18. Telephone One Learner per team leaves the room
Remaining students (Teachers) receive instruction
Teachers plan instruction
Learners return to teams
Teachers teach Learners
Learners take practice test

19. Mix Freeze Group Students mix Teacher calls Freeze Students Freeze
Teacher asks question
Students group according to the number of the answer
Remaining students go to the Lost and Found

20. Pairs Compare Teacher asks question with multiple possible responses
Shoulder partners Rally Table
Teacher calls time
Students RoundRobin answers, adding new answers to their lists
Team challenge: Teams generate additional answers

21. Quiz-Quiz-Trade Students Stand Up, Hand Up, Pair Up Quiz: A quizzes
B answers
A praises or tutors
Quiz: Partners switch roles
Trade: Partners trade cards
Students repeatedly Quiz-Quiz-Trade with new partners

22. Rally Table Teacher asks question with multiple possible answers
Partners take turns writing answers on one paper

23. Find the Fiction Students write statements: two true, one false
One teammates stands and reads statements
Teammates each write best guess, reach consensus, and announce guess
Standing student reveals answer
If correct: Student claps for teammates. If incorrect: Teammates clap for student
Next teammate share

24. Fan-N-Pick Student One fans cards
Student Two picks, reads, gives Think Time
Student Three answers
Student Four praises and tutors or paraphrases
Students rotate roles