Episode Details

It's time for another Problem String! In this episode Pam and Kim highlight one of their favorite multiplication strategies. It's so slick! In doing so they continue the conversation about the importance of letting students discover and develop relationships, as opposed to teaching strategies step by step.
Talking Points:

• A Problem String for the ____ strategy
• Modeling the strategy on an area model
• Can you also triple, quadruple, etc.?
• Bonus! A problem with decimals
• Really cool decimal relationships
• A common question about this strategy: How do we 'teach' kids the appropriate 'steps' of this strategy?
• What to avoid when facilitating a Problem String for this strategy or any Problem String
• Tweet at us your favorite name for this strategy!