Number Talks
Classroom Environment
Responsibility of ALL students to participate
Supportive and Inclusive
Think-Pair-Share and Group Discussions
Teacher's Role
Allow for "THINK" time
Record ALL student responses
Close attention to how response are recorded;
specifically, use of the equal sign
Allow students to justify and defend their responses
through discussion
Facilitator
Does not Confirm Solutions, Encourages independent
Student Voice
What do you think?
How do you know?
Purposeful Computation Problems
Two Main Ideas:
1. Operations and Algebraic Thinking
2. Number Operations in Base Ten
Purpose is to develop accuracy, efficiency and flexibility
FDK-Grade 2: Dot Plates
Grade3-5: Number Strings
Number problems should be presented
HORIZONTALLY to students
Classroom Discussions
"THINK" time for all students
Students use hand against chest with raised fingers,
(# of Fingers indicates # of Responses)
Students justify their STRATEGIES
Focus is on HOW the problem was solved NOT,
what is the correct solution
Daily Time: 5-15 minutes (maximum)
Importance of Student Voice
Respect for all Student Responses
Challenge Opinions
Develop Critical Thinking
Acceptance for all Strategies and Ways of Thinking
Mental Math
No Paper or Pencil
Supports Invented Strategies
Allows for Connections between Invented Strategies
and Standard Algorithms
Supports Differentiated Thinking