Steps

Teacher Actions

Student Actions

THINK

Individual think time

1. Show dots for 3 seconds.

Students think about how many dots they saw.

PAIR

Share with a partner

2. Show dots for another three seconds.

Students look at the dots again to check their thinking then share with a partner how they got their answer.

SHARE

Whole class collaborative discussion

3. Facilitate a collaborative discussion.

- Use talk moves.

- Teacher records student responses.

-Connect to a big maths idea.

Various students are selected by the teacher to share their strategies while teacher records Encourage multiple strategies.