Condition - 4GT-2

Grade 4GT Mathematics Routine

Condition

Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP):  #2, #3, #6

In this routine, "Condition" from Daily Routines Jump-Start Math Class by John Sangiovanni, the focus is on flexible thinking about numbers.  Students will reason about the attributes of numbers while determining if their number meets the condition.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Students should move to the front of the room.  They will need a whiteboard, digit cards, or paper, and a pencil/marker for this routine.
2. Have the students generate a number.
3. Present a condition one at a time.  Students whose number meets that condition get a point.  
4. Solicit examples of numbers that meet that condition.
5. Present the next condition.  Students whose number meets that condition get a point.   
6. Solicit examples of numbers that meet that condition.
7. Continue with the next few conditions in this manner. Celebrate student success by asking how many points they earned during the routine.  
8. Questions to consider asking during this routine:

• • How could your number match more than one condition?
  • Could you rearrange the digits in your number to meet the condition?
  • What are some other numbers that would meet each of these conditions that we didn't create?
  • What is the next condition you are hoping for and why?

VIDEO:  

Watch how the teacher explains the directions using place value vocabulary to begin. After all the students write down their number, the teacher gives the first condition. The teacher has a few students share out examples before moving on to the second condition. For the second condition, the teacher asks the students how to tell if a number meets that condition. She then calls on multiple students to build off of one another's ideas until as a class they clarify the condition. After the third condition is revealed, the teacher has the students reason through the meaning of the condition using the necessary vocabulary. The students share out a few ideas they think meet the condition and the teacher helps them work through to see if they indeed met. After all the conditions have been revealed and talked about, the teacher asks the class to think which condition had the least amount of students score points and why. She then has the class turn and talk about their ideas with a partner before facilitating the discussion. The routine ends with a discussion on which condition had the most amount of students score points and why it was an easy one to meet.

SLIDES:

Google Slides - Condition Links to an external site.

These 25 slides include various conditions to help students think flexibly with numbers. As the slide deck continues, the conditions get more challenging to progress with the grade level expectations.