The Number Talks Flip Books for Statistics and Probability, Algebra, Geometry and Number Sense are built to work for you. Each book has more than 40 prompts designed to fit your middle school and high school math curriculum. Below, you’ll find the Table of Contents and a sample page from each of the four Number Talks Flip Books.
Table of Contents
Creating a Culture
Data Displays
Studies and Experiments
Probability
Interpreting Data
Table of Contents
45 Total Prompts
Geometry Basics
Triangle Congruence and Proofs
Quadrilaterals
Parallel and Perpendicular
Similarity
Circles
Transformations
Right Triangles
Area, Volume and Surface Area
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Sample pages from the Geometry book. Notice the Talk Tips, Sample Student Responses (including incorrect responses that are interesting to examine) and even Backup and Extension problems to keep the conversation going.
Also available in e-book format for easy display.
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Get Them Talking
The books also feature help for you as you do the talks. We built Talk Tips to provide you with good questions to ask and explanations of how the prompts can fit into your instruction.
Table of Contents
44 Total Prompts
Getting Started
Counting Techniques
Whole-Part
Decomposition of Numbers
Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide
Using Percentages
Fractions
Relationships of Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Bonus Challenges
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Sample pages from the Number Sense book. Notice the Talk Tips, Sample Student Responses. Backup and Extension problems help you differentiate to keep the conversation going.
Electronic version available for easy display.
Answers are not in the back of the book
Sample Student Responses showcase some expected solutions as well as some expected errors that are interesting to examine with your class.
Table of Contents
43 Total Prompts
Linear Equations
Linear Inequalities
Functions- Library and Notation
Statistics and Regression
Systems of Linear Equations
Quadratics
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Sample pages from the Alegbra Book. Notice the Talk Tips, Sample Student Responses and even Backup and Extension problems to push the conversation even further.
Electronic version available for easy display.
Keep the Conversation Going
The books also help you differentiate with Backup and Extensions which help you keep the conversation going, depending on the students’ responses.
“Number talks changed my classroom! Encouraged my students to think outside the box when approaching math problems. ”
A few words about Number Talks
No Number Talk, even with the same prompt, will ever be like the one before. And that is a GOOD THING! Answers are NOT in the back of the book. This is what makes the discussions organic and energizing. Outcomes will be both intended and unintended (often my favorite part).
In addition to improving student math skills and number sense, we have found number talks helpful in increasing student thinking, communication and confidence. Allowing student voice to lead the discussions will level the playing field in your math classroom. All students' ideas are respected and valued. As a result, your classroom becomes a safe place for exploring mathematics within a culture of risk-taking and respect.
The Flip Books are collections of prompts designed to give teachers the tools to get those outcomes (both intended and unintended). The Number Talks intentionally have either many solutions or many paths to a solution. Each Talk can stand alone or be built upon using the Backups or Extensions provided. As we have used these prompts, we have collected Talk Tips for teachers as well as possible student responses. These resources help teachers do Number Talks with the support and experience of teachers who have done hundreds of them.
We hope you and your students enjoy number talks as much as we do.
Jackie and Deb