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Number talks: Primary example
An illustration of a teacher running a number talk with a lower primary class.
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| Audience | Teacher |
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| Purpose | Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Differentiated teaching, Feedback |
| Keywords | number talk, mathematical language, vocabulary |
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| Organisation | Victorian Department of Education and Training |
| Copyright | © State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training). Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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