How to use the Think, pair, share template

Start a board from it
Use this template opens a new Freero board with the Think, pair, share template on it (sign up free first). On a board you already have, open Templates in the toolbar and search for “Think, pair, share”.
Follow the instruction on the board
“Pose one open question. Give a silent minute to think, three to pair, then ask pairs to share what their partner said, not what they said.”
Fill in each part
- Think Alone: write your first answer on a sticky.
- Pair With a partner: what did you agree or disagree on?
- Share With the class: the best idea from your pair.
Bring your team and your agents
Invite people to the board or share a link, and work on it together live. The timer is in the top bar, private mode and voting in the board menu, and Claude or ChatGPT can join through Freero’s MCP server.

Work on it with an AI agent

Connect an assistant once and it works on the board with you, with your permissions: by default it reads and proposes, and people decide.

You ask: “Fill in the Think, pair, share board from these notes.”
What happens It reads the board, then proposes sticky notes for it. Nothing changes until someone on the board accepts them.
You ask: “Group what we wrote into themes and list the actions.”
What happens It proposes clusters with a title each and task cards for the actions, labelled with its name and yours.

Lesson plan
Objectives, materials, a timed lesson flow, support and stretch, assessment and reflection.
KWL chart
What students already Know, Want to know, and Learned about a topic.
Class brainstorm
A topic web for the whole class: a big question, themes as branches, ideas as leaves.
Gallery walk
Groups post their work around the room, then walk from piece to piece leaving notices, questions and suggestions on each.
Jigsaw groups
Each group becomes expert in one part of a topic, then experts regroup and teach each other until everyone knows the whole.
Socratic seminar prep
Help students prepare for a text-based discussion: a big question, evidence from the text, their own view and a question for others.