I knew ___________ so I ______________. ______________ means _________________. If I ______________then ________________would happen.

I tried ______________and then ___________________happened or I tried ___________and I got _________________.

How do I do it? Throughout the week, in math model and post sentence starters that students can use when discussing math: This problem is just like/similar to... I solved a problem like this before by... I think the best way to solve this is... I would not solve this by...because... If I try___I think ___will happen. I agree/disagree because... I dont think that will work because... Let me show you what I am thinking with a picture... How did you figure it out? What steps did you use? Prove it to me that you are right. Can you show me with a picture? What math words will you use when explaining? How do you know? What did you decide to do? Why? What are you sure about? What are you not sure about? How will you know if you are right? How do you know this answer is reasonable? What would be an unreasonable answer? Why? Would this work every time? Can you think of examples that wouldnt work?