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Teacher's Guide: Part 2: Pause Point 1

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Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction
Pause Point 1 Pause Point 1 Pause Point 1 Pause Point 1
Pause Point 2 Conclusion Pause Point 2 Conclusion
Pause Point 3 Conclusion
Conclusion



Key Phrase:

    After Keisha writes a table of arrays in her notebook for the 36 pieces,
    Max says, “I’ve got it! I’ve figured out the pattern!”
    “What?” she asks. [End of Clip 1.]
Distribute activity sheet “So Close, But Yet So Far” (.pdf file) and tiles, or paper squares to be used as manipulatives.
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Provide the materials and time necessary for students to create the sequence of arrays that Max and Keisha found in the cave. By building arrays with manipulatives, sketching each array and rearranging the manipulatives to create the next array from Keisha’s table, students use manipulatives to solve what would come next in sequence.

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