Students find all possible math facts for the given number. The first child chooses any number of cubes from the pile, identifies how many and places them in the middle of the table. The second child counts the remaining cubes. The team identifies the fact together. The recorder writes this fact down on the group log.
Teams check their logs and fill in with the missing facts.
Save the logs for further drills. Teacher poses a question to the students in the class, who are sitting in pairs. Students think of a response individually for a given period of time, then pair with their partners to discuss the question and reach consensus. The teacher next asks students to share their agreed-upon answers with the rest of the class. Works well with math word problems.