In a Sharing Task that elicits a modeling strategy of building up, students consider how many snacks each person will eat and then build up using repeated addition or multiplication or a visual model illustrating these ideas.
The resources in this section will help you implement Building Up Sharing tasks in your school or classroom. Each example will provide planning slides, student handouts, viewing guides for video, and annotated student work. Please login to view videos.
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Planning Resources
Build Up Sharing Tasks for Grades K-5
Snack Share Prompts
Sharing Juicefuls (Grade 2)
Viewing Guide
As you watch the video, use the viewing guide to record what you notice about how the teacher honors student thinking and ideas
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Honoring Student Thinking (CRMT)
Reporting Out (MM Competencies)
Sharing Hot Chocolate (Grade 1)
Viewing Guide
As you watch the video, use the viewing guide to notice how the teacher is eliciting student thinking about the modeling context, and supporting students to share the results of their models with their classmates.
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Sharing Hot Chocolate (Grade 4)
Viewing Guide
As you watch, use this viewing guide to notice how the teacher explains the modeling situation, and supports students as they explain what quantities to consider in light of the modeling context.
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Listing Important Quantities and Assumptions
Sharing Pizza (Grade 3)
Viewing Guide
As you watch, use this viewing guide to notice how the teacher supports students sharing their understanding of the context, and gives them the power to make decisions during modeling.
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Sharing Caramel Apple (Grade 4)
Viewing Guide
As you watch, use this viewing guide to notice how the teacher connects the modeling context to students’ lived experiences, supports students in making assumptions, and creates a situation where students can experience the results of their models.
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