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Overview • Math Talk Visuals
Students will explain their thinking
to determine a series of operations
that will result in a given number.
Big Ideas
Operations
Directions
1. Choose a visual to display via projector or printed copy.
2. Give ample time for students to consider one or more ways to arrive at an answer.
3. Call on students or groups to explain how they arrived at their answer.
4. Record student answers on the board with as much detail as possible.
5. When recording student answers focus on the process, not the result.
6. Allow students to self-correct based on other student explanations.
Key Questions
• How did you get your answer?
• Did anyone get the same answer a different way?
• Does anyone have a different answer?
• Did anyone have more than one way to arrive at an answer?
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