In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on June 3, 2026.

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Shout out to our K-2 teacher friends! Let's take a peek at some important conversations Pam and Kim have had over the years, just for you.

Talking Points:

• Ep 16 - Names of Teens
• Ep 85 - Moving Past Counting
• Ep 195 - Main Strategies for 1st Grade
• Ep 281 - How Strategies Grow Up

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on May 27, 2026.

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How would you describe the difference between a classroom that emphasizes memorization and a classroom that develops mathematical reasoning? In this episode, Pam and Kim wrestle with an analogy for math classrooms.

Talking Points:

• Importance of letting students play with what they know to learn the real game of math
• The significance of choice in math class
• Pitfalls of labeling students
• Value of providing equal opportunities in math class
• What does "natural talent" mean in math?

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on May 20, 2026.

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What benefits have you found from teaching reasoning and mathing in your classroom? In this episode, Pam shares with Kim things she learned in her recent trip to South Korea.

Talking Points

• Learning with your students
• Importance of turn and talks to capture internal "aha" moments
• Value of vulnerability and openness in the classroom
• Math content vs math content for teaching
• How open-ended problems and real math-ing naturally differentiates

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on May 3, 2026.

Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.

Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education

Can your students confidently reason about fraction multiplication? In this episode, Pam and Kim facilitate a Problem String that develops two strategies for fraction multiplication and discuss the thoughts that went into designing the string.

Talking Points:

• #TryThisTuesday and #TryThisThursday
• Scaling with fractions
• Building fraction relationships
• Goal of math is to build mathematical reasoning, not just get answers.
• Reasoning is the reason!
• Designing Problem Strings for multiple outcomes

Math is FigureOutAble Blog: https://www.mathisfigureoutable.com/blog

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