Printing Instructions
PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS: To print double-sided pattern talk cards,
select the “Double Sided” setting in your pint menu and print pages
2-11. For single-sided printing, select “Print on One side”; under
“Pages”, select “custom”, and then select “even pages only”, then
print pages 2-10.
CARD LABELS: This talk comes with equation card labels that you
can print, cut out, fill in, and pin next to the corresponding cards
each day. These labels are on pages 12-13.
Materials
● Cards printed and cut out. You might consider pinning them up face-down ahead of
time.
● Optional anchor chart to record student strategies
● Optional manipulatives: counters, unifix cubes, Hundreds Chart, base ten blocks
Explore One Card a Day with These Three Steps…
1. Predict: “What does today’s card say?
Why do you think so?”
Resist the urge to correct. Students
3 + 10 = 13
might cite patterns in the sequence to
defend their prediction. Then reveal and
check.
2. Solve: “What is the value of the blocks?
How do you know?” Flip, count,
Predict
Use this time to elicit new counting and share
strategies. Record the answer and the next
strategies
student strategies. card in
3. Observe: “What patterns do you notice?”
the
Students might notice how many Observe and
additional rods or ones get added on sequence
each card, explaining that sometimes
discuss patterns
those “tens” are part of a flat/ “ones” are
part of a rod.
34
57
80
103
126
149
172
195
218
241
33 + 33 =
66 + 33 =
99 + 33 =
132 + 33 =
165 + 33 =
198 + 33 =
231 + 33 =
264 + 33 =
297 + 33 =