Children spend a great deal of their time in the company of other children. The power of influence of one child over another child allows for the assumption that peers can motivate, inspire or even guide peer learning without even knowing it (Parr & Townsend, 2002). Peers acquiring information and knowledge from other peers are now a component of the learning process beginning as early as kindergarten. The Common Core Standards (CCSS) provide expectations for learning that include using peers to acquire and learn new knowledge to add to their repertoire (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010). In classroom contexts, children are interacting with each other throughout the day (i.e., center time, snack time, lunch time) and are expected to learn from each other. This session will focus on identifying different types of peer learning models and the benefits of using peer learning strategies.