Math Talks
Maths Talk is a collaborative process where children’s thinking, ideas and strategies are discussed, shared and or exchanged. The routine reveals children’s understanding and misunderstandings and encourages dialogue about mathematical concepts.
Which One Doesn’t Belong?
Dots in Two Colours
The children were invited to look at the set of four pictures and decide which one doesn’t belong with the other three.
They were encouraged to share their thinking using math words. There are many ways to think about each one!
We noticed that the children tapped into their prior knowledge about quantity and colour to explain their reasoning.
The Number 5!
What do you notice?
What do you wonder?
How many different ways can you show this number?
The children were invited to use manipulatives, numbers and words to share their thinking. We wonder how we might apply what we know about the number 5 to explore bigger numbers!
We wonder how number operations can be modelled in a variety of ways.
Approaches to Learning (ATL’s)
- observe carefully
- analyse and interpret information
- notice relationships and patterns
- listen actively and respectfully to others’ ideas and listen to information
- express oneself using words and sentences
- understand symbols