Transcript Number Talks - Elementary Math

Number Talks
WHY?
• Promotes early number sense
• Fosters mental math
• Develops strategies to understand and
solve harder math problems
• Increases math vocabulary
• Gets students EXCITED about math
Teacher's Role
• Facilitator of problems
• Write answers and strategies on board
• Plan for day's number talks
• Be sure Number talks only lasts 5-10
minutes ***Set a timer at first
Where do I start?
Using your Number Talks book, start at
least one year below your grade level.
Be prepared with all manipulatives.
Be Patient!
Get ready to be AMAZED!
Signals
• "I have an answer":
Student places thumb at chest for ONE
idea, they will add a finger for each new
idea.
• "I have the same answer as......":
Student will put their thumb and pinky up
and move their hand back and forth
pointing their thumb at themselves and
their pinky at the person with the same
answer.
Classroom Culture
4 Easy Steps to prepare
1. Find a location that allows for close
proximity to your students for informal
observations and interactions.
2. Provide appropriate WAIT TIME for
majority of students to solve the problem.
3. ACCEPT, RESPECT, and CONSIDER
all answers.
4. Encourage student communication.
Four Goals for K-2
1. Developing number sense
2. Developing fluency with small numbers
3. Subitizing
4. Making tens
Fluency Focus
Fluency Focus
Fluency Focus
Fluency Focus
5 & 10 Frames
5 & 10 Frames
5 & 10 Frames
5 & 10 Frames
5 & 10 Frames
5 & 10 Frames
5 & 10 Frames
Grades 2-5 Category KEY
Category 1 represents introductory number
talks that more readily encourage a
specific strategy.
Category 2 talks are crafted for students
who are successfully using the selected
strategy.
Category 3 provides opportunities for
students to use and extend the targeted
strategy.
3. Decompose numbers less than or equal
to 10 into pairs in more
than one way, e.g., by using objects or
drawings, and record each
decomposition by a drawing or equation
(e.g., 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1).
4. For any number from 1 to 9, find the
number that makes 10 when
added to the given number, e.g., by using
objects or drawings, and
record the answer with a drawing or
equation.
5. Fluently add and subtract within 5.
Category 1: Two addends that make a quick ten
Making Ten
Category 1 :
using compensation as a strategy for basic facts…
Addition:
Compensation
Category 2 :
using compensation as a strategy for basic facts…
Addition:
Compensation
Goals for Third-Fifth Grades
1. Number sense
2. Place value
3. Fluency
4. Properties
5. Connecting mathematical ideas
Category 1
build knowledge from one problem to the next
Making Landmark
OR
Friendly Numbers
Skill Focus
Skill Focus
Skill Focus
Category 2
use relationships from the sequence to
solve the final 1 X 3 digit problem
Making Landmark
Or
Friendly Numbers
Check Out the Number Talks
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Each K-5 Livebinder has additional
resources for the classroom teacher.
Also check out these resources:
Barb Tyre's site