Building Confidence: Why Is That True? How Did You Reach That Conclusion? How Does That

Building Confidence:  Why is that true?  How did you reach that conclusion?  How does that make sense?  Can you make a model/picture to show that?

Building Confidence:  Why is that true?  How did you reach that conclusion?  How does that make sense?  Can you make a model/picture to show that? Reason Mathematically:  Is that true for other numbers/ this number?  Can you think of another situation where you could use this strategy?  Can you prove that?  What assumptions have been made?

Reason Mathematically:  Is that true for other numbers/ this number?  Can you think of another situation where you could use this strategy?  Can you prove that?  What assumptions have been made? Checking Student Progress  Explain to me what you have done.  Why did you decide to use this strategy/method?  Is there a more efficient/neater/another strategy?  Why did you organize the work like that?  Are there other possibilities? How can you be sure?

Checking Student Progress  Explain to me what you have done.  Why did you decide to use this strategy/method?  Is there a more efficient/neater/another strategy?  Why did you organize the work like that?  Are there other possibilities? How can you be sure? Collectively Making Sense of Mathematics  What do you think about what ______said?  Do you agree? (Thumbs up/ Thumbs down) why?  Is there a different way to explain the same answer?  Can you restate what ______said?  Convince me/us!

Collectively Making Sense of Mathematics  What do you think about what ______said?  Do you agree? (Thumbs up/ Thumbs down) why?  Is there a different way to explain the same answer?  Can you restate what ______said?  Convince me/us! Encourage conjecturing:  What would happen if….?  Can you explain a pattern? Can you explain a different pattern?  What are some possibilities?  What decision do you think he/she should make? Why? How can you predict the next ______?

Encourage conjecturing:  What would happen if….?  Can you explain a pattern? Can you explain a different pattern?  What are some possibilities?  What decision do you think he/she should make? Why? How can you predict the next ______? To Promote Problem Solving…..  What do you need to find out?  What units will your answer be in? Why?  What do you know to be true?  What strategies could you use?  What tools would be helpful? Pencil paper, number line, calculator, 100’s chart  What do you think a reasonable answer would be?

To Promote Problem Solving…..  What do you need to find out?  What units will your answer be in? Why?  What do you know to be true?  What strategies could you use?  What tools would be helpful? Pencil paper, number line, calculator, 100’s chart  What do you think a reasonable answer would be? To Assist Students who need encouragement……  Describe the problem in your own words.  What don’t you know?  How do you work through similar problems?  Could you try using simpler numbers? Number line? Fewer numbers? Guess and check?  Can you put things in order?  Can you draw a diagram? Chart? Table? Picture?  What ideas do others in your group/other groups have?

To Assist Students who need encouragement……  Describe the problem in your own words.  What don’t you know?  How do you work through similar problems?  Could you try using simpler numbers? Number line? Fewer numbers? Guess and check?  Can you put things in order?  Can you draw a diagram? Chart? Table? Picture?  What ideas do others in your group/other groups have? To Encourage Reflection & Connection…..  Tell us how you got your answer?  Why does your answer seem/ not seem reasonable?  What have you learned today?  What are the goals of this lesson?  What math words can you use to explain your thinking?  How will you remember this next time?  What was the most challenging part of the task?  What changes did you have to make to solve the problem? What other math can you connect with this?

To Encourage Reflection & Connection…..  Tell us how you got your answer?  Why does your answer seem/ not seem reasonable?  What have you learned today?  What are the goals of this lesson?  What math words can you use to explain your thinking?  How will you remember this next time?  What was the most challenging part of the task?  What changes did you have to make to solve the problem? What other math can you connect with this?