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Prompt
Show your thinking
K–5 · Math · Show what they understand
What students see
Explain how you found the difference between 2,729 and 5,645. Show your work on a whiteboard while you talk, and use the words sum, difference, renaming, and place value.
Why it works
Saying the steps out loud shows whether a student understands renaming or only followed the procedure. Requiring four math words tells you which terms they can use on their own.
How to run it
- Add it to your Space. The Topic comes with this prompt and these settings, and you can edit both.
- Share the Topic link with your students.
- Approve posts as they come in. Until then only the person who posted and Space admins can see them.
Make it yours
Swap in a problem from this week's lesson. For older students, ask them to find a mistake in a worked example and explain the fix.