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Number Talk Example
Looking to build math vocabulary with your students? Hoping to inspire rich mathematical conversations with your students? Look no further than Number Talks!
Here is an example of a Number Talk by Jo Boaler on her YouCubed Website.
I Have, You Need
A great way to get kids engaging with number sense is with the Number Sense Routine called “I Have You Need.” You provide a number and the students find the compliment to that number that could make it equal to 10, 100, 1000, etc. For example, “I have 86, you need _____[14].” This is a fast and easy way to build fluency! Math teacher extraordinaire, Michelle Chu, says she uses this strategy whenever her class is lined up and they have a couple minutes to spare!
Check out this video of a teacher doing this activity with her class on Pam Harris’ Math Blog here. (Scroll down a ways until you see the heading “I Have You Need”
Some tips for this strategy:
-Start with numbers closer to your goal number first. Then gradually work your way farther away. Ex. I have 85, I have 70, I have 60, I have 40 , I have 25.
-Then work your way into numbers that aren’t multiples of 5 or 10. For example, I have 67, I have 38, etc