Consolidation is NOT SHOW and TELL
Ask the others to talk about what they see and check in with the authors about their thinking. Examine specifics and questions can pull out specific math aspects (area of a triangle related to area of a rectangle, fractional parts, shapes inside, area of triangles of same area)
OVERARCHING IDEAS IN MATHEMATICS
composing and decomposing
Into parts and composing into wholes
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How many ways can you SHOW FIVE
5; 2+1+1+1; 3+2; 5+0; 5x1
Sort solutions by efficiency; ability to generalize the solution; how most students solved the problem.
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MAKE A CHANGE
Use three numbers in problems.
Make ten is an important strategy - gives them a mental math strategy other than using their fingers.
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