Classroom-Ready Number Talks for Kindergarten, First and Second Grade Teachers: 1000 Interactive Activities and Strategies that Teach Number Sense and Math Facts (Books for Teachers)

I had to take a university teaching course in new math and I did really well. I like the standard old school math equations we used to learn and do (I even like rote learning and memorization) but I can now understand a child's new math. This book starts with preschool teaching numbers and goes to 2nd grade. It is foundational and I liked learning the different methods of teaching children. Even though school demands one way of teaching which is now the new math, I like knowing the old school way and the new way this book uses. Fun for me to read this book.

One of the best ways for a K-2 teacher or parent to understand if a child really comprehends mathematics concepts is with number talks. Number Talks are when the child articulates how they understand math concepts and numerical relationships, not memorized facts. I would dread quizzing my child on the “math facts,” but a quick number talk makes the facts relevant and helped me see where real misunderstandings may be, even when my child appeared to be able to call out the facts. And the questions are right there to guide me (photo) so we can both go deeper into number meanings. With no paper or pencil needed, these number talks can be used most anyplace to help math come alive (photo). I have used them in the car or grocery store! I highly recommend this book – it is excellent for teachers, but parents shouldn’t overlook it.

This is a great book for teachers teaching Kindergarten through 2nd grade. There are 1000 interactive activities and strategies. The book is black and white, very easy to understand and duplicate for the needs in the classroom. Graphics used will make it fun for students while learning. They are up-to-date and relevant for today’s classroom. If there was a very intelligent kindergartener or first grader, the second grade curriculum could be used. There are 21 chapters for kindergarten, 30 for 1st grade and 43 for 2nd grade. These activities could also be used for extra credit or incorporated in games at free time or rainy day schedule.

My best friend is a new elementary school teacher and I bought this book for her because she was concerned about teaching number skills in her 2nd grade class. She loves this book and says it has been a total lifesaver! It gives you tons of exercises that you can photocopy right out of the book, plus tricks and tips for how to best utilize them in class. The book is oriented toward students' fluency based on common core standards, which is super useful if you're teaching in a public school. This is a great supplement for your standard mathematics curriculum for kindergarten through 2nd grades.

This is a great book to get those number talks started. Great ideas, great pacing of the concepts and strategies. This book complements the Common Core mathematical practice number 2. It is a great way to help students understand conceptual understanding. This is so much better than any time worksheet.

You can literally just copy the paper and put it under the document camera for each skill your students need help with. The format of the book is very well organized with each lesson building the prior ones.

This is a great book for ideas about number talks.

This is definitely a great purchase for a classroom teacher! I use it constantly to incorporate number talk in my math lessons on a daily basis.

Used in grade 2 virtual learning setting and it has helped students to understand the “why” of what they’re doing and how they’re doing it. Breaks concepts down, easy to follow, excellent strategy assortment! Lots of light bulbs turning on in our class! Excellent when used in mini math meets. Concepts in the book are easy to differentiate for students if you need more or less.

Well written and organized. Great ideas and exercises.

Excellent resource with classroom ready activities

This book is great for getting ideas on different number sense strategies to teach. There are lots of pages that require you to photocopy, which is time consuming. The book is also not a standard paper size so there is lots of wasted space when copying. I'd give this book 5 stars if it had come with a CD or links to a website with the pictures to be projected onto a screen from a computer so I didn't have to waste time scanning some of the images.