Literacy Blog #5

The strategies that I could use in my content area is Think Pair Share. The way I could use this strategy in my content area is by haveing the students use it in a basketball lesson about dribbling. So, during the thinking stage, I would have them write down why they think dribbling is important to basketball. Now, in the pair stage, the students would discuss with a partner about the idea they wrote down and then write down some idea they might not have thought about after their partner shared. Now the sharing stage is when they will review their ideas and circle the one that is most important and share the idea with the class. As the student listens to the class they will write down some idea they might have missed on their own or from the first person they shared with. The thing I like about this strategy is you get ideas flowing. Sometimes it is hard to come up with ideas on your own. If you have that other person to guide you then you might not struggle. The way you could integrate this strategy into a lesson is by asking the student question to think on their own, then have them share with a partner, and finally reveal their findings to the class. This keeps the student interested in what you are teaching, plus it gives the children the freedom to think on their own.