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In this number talk, Liz O’Neill focuses on structured student talk with her first grade learners.

In this number talk, first grade teacher Liz O’Neill challenges her students to “Rename That Number,” finding different number sentences that represent the number 34 in as many ways possible.

In this Number Talk, Katy Arrillaga engages her 2nd grade Spanish bilingual students in a discussion about strategies for mentally solving a problem involving two-digit addition with regrouping.

In this number talk, Mia Buljan engages her third grade learners with a one-digit by two-digit multiplication problem, 5×14.

In this Number Talk, Elysha Passeggi engages her 4th grade students in a discussion about whether or not the sum of two two-digit numbers can be 238.

In this Number Talk, Fran Dickinson engages his 5th and 6th grade students in divining the function from the input and output numbers.

In this Number Talk, Debbie Borda and Antoinette Villarin engage their 7th grade students in mentally calculating the savings received by a student who paid $54 for an item that was discounted 40%.