Think-Pair-Share Starters for 1st Grade
This 1-page packet provides sentence starters for 1st graders to use during Think-Pair-Share activities. It helps students practice articulating their ideas and responding to peers, building communication and collaboration skills.
“starters for students to use during the Think-Pair-Share activity. ◦ I would like to offer a different idea . . . ◦ Have you considered . . . ? ◦ I have a different perspective. Based on ___, I . . . ◦ You made a great point. I also believe that . . .”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this resource to introduce or reinforce sentence frames for collaborative discussions.
- Discussion question: How can using these starters help us learn from each other?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Model using each sentence starter with a simple example.
- Extension for advanced students: Encourage students to create their own sentence starters for different discussion topics.
- Estimated time: 15-20 minutes.
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Try Diffit for free“starters for students to use during the Think-Pair-Share activity. ◦ I would like to offer a different idea . . . ◦ Have you considered . . . ? ◦ I have a different perspective. Based on ___, I . . . ◦ You made a great point. I also believe that . . .”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this resource to introduce or reinforce sentence frames for collaborative discussions.
- Discussion question: How can using these starters help us learn from each other?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Model using each sentence starter with a simple example.
- Extension for advanced students: Encourage students to create their own sentence starters for different discussion topics.
- Estimated time: 15-20 minutes.
Think-Pair-Share Starters for 1st Grade
This 1-page packet provides sentence starters for 1st graders to use during Think-Pair-Share activities. It helps students practice articulating their ideas and responding to peers, building communication and collaboration skills.
What is Diffit?
Teachers use Diffit to get quality materials for their unique classrooms. Adjust difficulty, add scaffolds, or change the topic to get started.
Try Diffit for free