The background of this research is the low interest of children learning social studies, meanwhile, the purpose of this study was to increase interest and social studies learning achievement with the subject of growth and development of the national spirit with the Think Pair Share Pedagogic Criticle (TPSPC) learning model in class VIII students. This study used a class action research approach (classroom action research). The research was conducted at Kasihan 1 Public Middle School, Yogyakarta, with 34 students in class VIII A as the subjects. The data analysis technique in this study was to examine all available data, both qualitative and quantitative data from various sources, namely from observations, questionnaires, field notes, practice questions, quizzes, interviews, achievement tests, and documentation. The results of the study show that the TPSPC learning model can improve; (1) Students' interest in learning material grows and develops the national spirit of class VIII students from the percentage of students' initial interest before the action of 56% in the moderate category to 71.30% in the high category in cycle I, and increases to 74.70% in the middle category high in cycle II; (2) Student achievement in the matter of growing and developing the national spirit of class VIII students from the pre-action achievement average score of 63.5 with completeness reaching 44.12% (low category). After conducting research in cycle I, the average value of students became 72.66 with completeness reaching 65.62% (high category). In cycle II the average score of students was 89.35 with completeness reaching 94.12% (very high category); (3) The implementation of learning from observations of teacher activities was 88.88% in the very high category in cycle I to 97.22% in very high category in cycle II.