Math Puzzle Talks
Classroom Discourse Made Easy

FREE Puzzle Talks

Want ALL of your K-8 students to talk in math class? ​

Give your students something to talk about! ​
MIND Education’s Math Puzzle Talks. 

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Library of engaging puzzles for whole class and small group learning

5- to- 15 minute teacher facilitated activities. Progressive learning with low-floor, high-ceiling math concepts.​

Highly visual puzzles, makes math accessible to ALL students, including multilingual learners and students below grade level.
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Animated, formative feedback for faster learning.

Animated, formative feedback makes it easy for students to "see why" the math did or didn't work.​

This deepens math learning for all students regardless of skill level or language background. 

 

Productive struggle is built into ​Math Puzzle Talks

Students make connections to things they already know in the puzzle, think creatively and try different routes to solve it.​

This fuels student curiosity and perseverance to continue and discuss solutions with classmates.

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Encourage your students in rich mathematical discourse today!

Grades K-8 available. Visit the Math Puzzle Talks library, select a puzzle, and click START.

Explore Math Puzzle Talks

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Guided questions and problem solving ​
for equitable math discourse.​

Start by showing students the interactive math puzzle, click on Teacher Notes, and ask students Discourse Questions to figure out how to get JiJi, the math penguin, across the screen. 

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Multiple levels for progressive learning.​

Multiple levels give students progressive learning with low-floor, high-ceiling concepts. Get JiJi across the screen in Level 1, click to advance to the next level, and enjoy an active, dialogue rich classroom solving math puzzles. 

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Get all students ​talking about math.

In 5- to 15- minutes, you’ll help every student find their voice and contribute to problem-solving. All lessons compliment any math curriculum. Watch the video to see Math Puzzle Talks in action.

 
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"I feel like the discourse around math was something I struggled with for a really long time. Students now have so many opportunities to just talk about the math, which I think that with the visuals and engaging with their partner, that has just built this love for math in my classroom."
Kelly McMullen,
Teacher
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More on Mathematical Discourse

Podcast: Ignite Learning with Mathematical Discourse

Blog: Mathematical Discourse Engaging Minds Beyond Numbers

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