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Number talks

Number talks ask students to use mental math to solve addition, subtraction, and multiplication problems without using pencil and paper. 

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As an educator, you can use these videos and resources in many different ways:

  1. Use the videos as a tutorial and use the slide decks to present the number talks yourself.

  2. Share the videos during your whole group lesson as a daily routine.

  3. Have students work through each video individually in centers.

Number Talk #1 (2-digit addition)
06:05
Number Talk #2 (2-digit addition)
06:10
Number Talk #3 (2-digit addition)
07:00
Number Talk #4 (2-digit addition)
06:44
Number Talk #5 (2-digit addition)
05:34
Number Talk #6 (2-digit addition)
05:50
Number Talk #7 (2-digit addition)
06:27
Number Talk #8 (2-digit addition)
06:12
Number Talk #1 (2-digit subtraction)
05:19
Number Talk #2 (2-digit subtraction)
04:31
Number Talk #3 (2-digit subtraction)
04:14
Number Talk #4 (2-digit subtraction)
04:51
Number Talk #5 (2-digit subtraction)
04:32
Number Talk #6 (2-digit subtraction)
04:56
Number Talk #7 (2-digit subtraction)
04:15
Number Talk #8 (2-digit subtraction)
04:12
Number Talk #1 (2 x 1 multiplication)
07:34
Number Talk #2 (2 x 1 multiplication)
08:16
Number Talk #3 (2 x 1 multiplication)
05:17
Number Talk #4 (2 x 1 multiplication)
07:22
Number Talk #5 (2 x 1 multiplication)
06:56
Number Talk #6 (2 x 1 multiplication)
07:05
Number Talk #7 (2 x 1 multiplication)
05:57
Number Talk #8 (2 x 1 multiplication)
06:41
Number Talk #1 (2 x 2 multiplication)
08:35
Number Talk #2 (2 x 2 multiplication)
07:59
Number Talk #3 (2 x 2 multiplication)
07:12
Number Talk #4 (2 x 2 multiplication)
07:40
Number Talk #5 (2 x 2 multiplication)
09:12
Number Talk #6 (2 x 2 multiplication)
06:03
Number Talk #7 (2 x 2 multiplication)
10:22
Number Talk #8 (2 x 2 multiplication)
07:14
Fractions: Division (#1)
02:37
Fractions: Division (#2)
02:54
Fractions: Division (#3)
03:20
Fractions: Division (#4)
03:34
Fractions: Division (#5)
04:03
Fractions: Approximating Products (#1)
02:13
Fractions: Approximating Products (#2)
02:27
Fractions: Approximating Products (#3)
02:53
Fractions: Approximating Products (#4)
02:17
Fractions: Approximating Products (#5)
02:26
Fractions: Approximating Products (#6)
02:22
Fractions: Approximating Products (#7)
02:31
Fractions: Approximating Products (#8)
02:04
Fractions: Closer to? (#1)
02:05
Fractions: Closer to? (#2)
04:06
Fractions: Closer to? (#3)
03:20
Fractions: Closer to? (#4)
04:19
Fractions: Closer to? (#5)
03:15
Fractions: Closer to? (#6)
02:18
Fractions: Closer to? (#7)
04:17
Fractions: Closer to? (#8)
04:06
Fractions: Approximating Sums (#1)
02:25
Fractions: Approximating Sums (#2)
02:54
Fractions: Approximating Sums (#3)
02:38
Fractions: Approximating Sums (#4)
02:20
Fractions: Approximating Sums (#5)
02:20
Fractions: Approximating Sums (#6)
01:45
Fractions: Approximating Sums (#7)
02:22
Fractions: Approximating Sums (#8)
02:47
Fractions: Approximating Differences (#1)
02:41
Fractions: Approximating Differences (#2)
02:46
Fractions: Approximating Differences (#3)
03:19
Fractions: Approximating Differences (#4)
02:16
Fractions: Approximating Differences (#5)
03:23
Fractions: Approximating Differences (#6)
04:05
Fractions: Approximating Differences (#7)
03:01
Fractions: Approximating Differences (#8)
03:34
Fractions: Which is Greater? (#1)
01:53
Fractions: Which is Greater? (#2)
01:57
Fractions: Which is Greater? (#3)
02:19
Fractions: Which is Greater? (#4)
01:34
Fractions: Which is Greater? (#5)
02:34
Fractions: Which is Greater? (#6)
01:59
Fractions: Which is Greater? (#7)
02:06
Fractions: Which is Greater? (#8)
02:44
Fractions: More or Less? (#1)
02:15
Fractions: More or Less? (#2)
02:28
Fractions: More or Less? (#3)
02:05
Fractions: More or Less? (#4)
02:22
Fractions: More or Less? (#5)
02:18
Fractions: More or Less? (#6)
02:46
Fractions: More or Less? (#7)
02:52
Fractions: More or Less? (#8)
03:03
Fractions: Multiplying Whole Numbers (#1)
02:33
Fractions: Multiplying Whole Numbers (#2)
02:02
Fractions: Multiplying Whole Numbers (#3)
01:53
Fractions: Multiplying Whole Numbers (#4)
02:42
Fractions: Multiplying Whole Numbers (#5)
02:22
Fractions: Multiplying Whole Numbers (#6)
02:35
Fractions: Multiplying Whole Numbers (#7)
02:41
Fractions: Multiplying Whole Numbers (#8)
02:29
Decimals: More or Less? (#1)
03:30
Decimals: More or Less? (#2)
03:53
Decimals: More or Less? (#3)
02:57
Decimals: More or Less? (#4)
03:51
Decimals: More or Less? (#5)
03:37
Decimals: More or Less? (#6)
03:42
Decimals: More or Less? (#7)
03:09
Decimals: More or Less? (#8)
03:05
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