Clip 2/21: Standard 7: Look for & Make Use of Structure Using Multiplication & Division Part 1D
Overview
Mathematically proficient students look closely to discern a pattern or structure.
Mia Buljan’s 3rd-grade students engage in defending their thinking in a number talk. Students work with Buljan to connect the ideas of “switching over from adding, adding, adding, adding, adding, to thinking about multiplying.” Buljan connects and contrasts two students’ approaches to help identify different patterns to inform problem-solving.