Description
Step 1: Set expectations-no shouting out, only raised hands or thumbs up to show who has an answer.
Step 2: First Slide-Show the first dot slide for only a few seconds, then move to the blank slide. This is when students will think and raise their hands.
Step 3: Math Talk-Allow students to share one at a time what they saw and how they saw it (ex. I saw six dots, three were yellow, three were blue. Three plus three equals six.)
Try not to share your own thinking, but only prompt student thoughts encouraging them to explain why and how they know what they do. Do not just accept that they saw six dots, have them explain what they looked like and how they saw them.
Highlights
Description
Step 1: Set expectations-no shouting out, only raised hands or thumbs up to show who has an answer.
Step 2: First Slide-Show the first dot slide for only a few seconds, then move to the blank slide. This is when students will think and raise their hands.
Step 3: Math Talk-Allow students to share one at a time what they saw and how they saw it (ex. I saw six dots, three were yellow, three were blue. Three plus three equals six.)
Try not to share your own thinking, but only prompt student thoughts encouraging them to explain why and how they know what they do. Do not just accept that they saw six dots, have them explain what they looked like and how they saw them.
