standard_description: Construct the inscribed and circumscribed circles of a triangle, and prove properties of angles for a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle.
problem_activity: Narrative
This Number Talk encourages students to think about how they may use known sums and differences to find the value of other sums and differences. This understanding will be helpful as students continue building fluency with addition and subtraction within 20.
Launch
Display one expression.
“Give me a signal when you have an answer and can explain how you got it.”
1 minute: quiet think time
Activity
Record answers and strategies.
Keep expressions and work displayed.
Repeat with each expression.
Student Facing
Find the value of each expression mentally.
\(10 - 5\)
\(11 - 5\)
\(12 - 6\)
\(13 - 6\)
Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
“How did the third expression help you find the value of the last expression?”


aligns: no