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This resource provides suggestions for integrating writing into the math block, while working with standard 1.NBT.2.

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A Number Talk is a brief routine (about 10 minutes) focused around developing flexibility and fluency with numbers. Through regular opportunities to work with dot images and expressions, students develop an understanding of number relationships and structure. This supports the development of early fluency skills.

This PowerPoint contains presentation slides for daily Number Talks, as well as directions and videos for implementation. Teachers may facilitate the Number Talks on these slides, or use them to inspire their own Number Talks based on student need.

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This file contains strategies and representations for adding sums within ten. The images in this file help teachers better understand ways to record strategies on the board and/or anchor charts.

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This file contains representations and strategies for solving comparison problems. These representations help answer the questions, "How many more?" and "How many fewer/less?" This resource is especially useful for making comparisons when analyzing data.

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This file contains strategies and representations for subtraction problems within 20. The images in this file help teachers better understand ways to record strategies on the board and/or anchor charts.

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In the first weeks of school, math talk moves may be easily modeled and practiced as students get to know each other and learn classroom expectations. There is no particular order in which these moves must be introduced. This resources contains suggestions of scenarios where these moves may be easily incorporated throughout the day.