Number Talks

numbertalkjigsaw.pdf

Improving Participation with Talk MovesFourth grade teacher Lynn Simpson uses a variety of talk moves to encourage participation and collaboration. Lynn explains how asking students to repeat each others' thinking encourages deeper understanding. By adding on, students build off of their peers' ideas. Lynn describes how her class devised their own "agree" signal to use during discussions.

Talk Move Strategies

1) Restate

2) Add-on

3) Agree (Silent Signal)

4) Revise our Thinking (Permission to change mind)

5) Starting to Wonder...

MIDDLE LEVEL ROUTINES - NUMBER TALKS.pdf

Number Talk- Video Example

Cathy Humphrey models how number talks in higher grades looks, feels, and sounds.

What do you notice about her model talk?

Visual PatternsClick on a pattern to see a larger image and the answer to step 43. What is the equation?

Math TalksTop menu: NT = Number Talks PT = Pattern Talks (hover over NT to see)

Cube Conversations Cube Conversations is a set of 80 (eighty!) animated lessons designed to promote visually rich math discourse. I’ve designed these lessons to invite many voices and vantage poi…

Not Your Mom’s Flashcards: Conceptual Understanding of MultiplicationWhat’s the purpose of flashcards? There’s 2 answers I frequently hear and only one I agree with. Answer 1: help kids know/memorize their facts Answer 2: help students build fluency thro…

Steve Wyborney's Blog: I'm on a Learning Mission. - Sharing Thoughts About EducationSharing Thoughts About Education

More sources for Math Talks:

NumberTalks_HandSignalsPoster.pdf

Planning a Number Talk Template

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