Description
Strengthen your students’ math skills with these Balancing Addition & Subtraction Equations Prompts! These Number Talks Task Cards provide engaging prompts to help students practice and master addition, subtraction, and equality into one task. Perfect for interactive math lessons and math centers.
Number talks can be built into your daily schedule as short, daily exercises aimed at building number sense. Number sense is the ability to understand numbers and quantities, to use numbers flexibly, and to perform calculations mentally.
This Resource Can Also Be Purchased in A Discounted Bundle HERE.
Purchasing this Resource Gives You Access to…
- 30 prompt cards for 3 weeks of powerful number conversations
- 6 recording sheet options for math centers and assessment.
- Teaching Guide & Question Stems
- Math Talk Anchor Chart
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Erin K. –
Balancing Equations is always a difficult concept for some students. This is a great resource to provide hands on practice with this skill. Very helpful!
The Lead Learner –
These cards were a great way to practice balancing equations! Thank you!
Molly R. –
I adapted this resource a little bit as my students found it very challenging.
Kathy Noble –
My students loved using this in their math stations
Teaching Little Berries –
I turned these into write n wipe cards and my kids loved them 🙂
Jillian D. –
The kids LIVE when I bring out the big balance! They were super excited to use this in centers. I love that the task cards are separated by skill!
Charitie P. –
I LOVE all of Brown Bag Teacher’s math resources.
Morgan C. –
kids really enjoyed and stayed engaged.
Jennifer DeCicco –
This tool worked well as we worked on balancing equations
Treasa B. –
great resource
Jennifer M. –
Just what I was looking for. Thanks!
Kylie S. –
This resource was fantastic in addressing the learning needs of my special needs students.
Paula S. –
Great resource!!! Used during my group time. Easy to use. Thanks.
Katie Clontz Teaching –
Great product!
Stephanie H. –
My students used this resource in groups with an equality balance. It was a great tool to solidify the understanding of equal equations.
Maureen D. –
I owned the balances first and LOVE this resource to accompany and aide with structure after some exploration.