Power Point Presentation (something close to what was shown at TMC15 Flex Session)
Some Resources
Books
Making Number Talks Matter Developing Mathematical Practices and Deepening Understanding Grades 4-10
by Cathy Humphreys & Ruth Parker
Number Talks Helping Children Build Mental Math and Computation Strategies by Sherry Parrish (includes a DVD with lots of classroom examples)
also
Intentional Talk How to Structure and Lead Productive Mathematical Discussions by Elham Kazemi & Allison Hintz
5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions by Margaret S. Smith and Mary Kay Stein
Convince your administrator to buy these books for your school's professional library !
Stuff on this Wiki
Overview of Number Talks From Math Perspectives (2007) a very good introduction and rationale for Number Talks
The Difference between a Number Talk and A Math Lesson Something to think about - you can read it later.
How to start This 2 page document will facilitation tips that might be useful
Elementary Stuff that may be Useful to you
Common Math Strategies A list of mental math strategies for the 4 operations. Students should know/use these. This comes from Sherry Parrish's book.
How to Use Number Strings in a Number Talk directed towards 4th & 5th but useful for all
Lots of Number Strings for grades 3-5 From Sherry Parrish's book
Dot Card/Frame Card stuff - don't think this is too easy for the students!!
Kindergarten Dot cards
First Grade Frame Cards
Grades 3-6 Dot Cards
Article from Teaching Children Mathematics "Number Talks build Numerical Reasoning" by Sherry Parrish
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