Number Talks

Choose the largest number

• 134

• 431

• 314

• 341

Use the chart to solve the problem.

There is a 1 in my ones place.

There is an 8 in my tens place.

There is a 5 in my hundreds place.

Which number am I?

• 185

• 581

• 158

• 105

Select the option that has the following number correctly written in expanded form: 9081

• 9 + 0 + 8 + 1

• 90 + 80 + 1

• 9000 + 80 + 1

• 9000 + 800 + 1

What is a Number Talk?

• a short, ongoing daily routine that provides students with meaningful ongoing practice with  computation.

• a powerful tool for helping students develop computational fluency

• it builds number relationships and the structures of numbers to add, subtract, multiply and  divide  

• All the above

What is the primary goal of a Number Talk?

• to practice mental math facts.

• to talk about math.

• to build computational fluency.

• to be used as an intervention strategy.

Generally how long should a Number Talk be?

• 2 - 3 minutes

• 10 - 15 minutes

• depends on how I feel that day. : )

True or False? Students can use paper and pencil in a Number Talk.

• True

• False

Which number can be placed in the box to make the number sentence true?

• 10

• 12

• 15

• 18