So many of you are on your way to transforming your nightly routines or classroom routines to include great math discussions. I’m always super interested in what great math insights come out of those discussions. Those discussions always open my eyes into how our kids think.
Watch/listen in the video below to see how two seven year-olds talk their way through a patterning prompt. Also watch out for how to use some great print resources I have available.
Here is the Share-Your-Thinking Printouts for Number Sense & Numeracy referenced in the video.
I spy… 3 candy canes 2 presents 2 snowmen What else can you spy?
I spy 11 spiders. I spy 1 pretzel How many hats can you find? I spy the calculator. I spy
What do you notice? What do you wonder? What patterns can you see?
How many puzzle pieces are in the image above? How did you determine your answer? Curriculum Connection: Grade 1 Grade
How many? What do you notice? What do you wonder?
How many? How do you know? How did you count?
Discussion Questions: On which day will the package arrive? How do you know? How many days will it take to