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Cartoon brain at desk with text about math including growing brains, exploring ideas, mistakes, and patterns.

Graphic titled How to be a math person with steps: 1. Be a person, 2. Do math, with friendly brain and cube characters.

Traffic light icon with text encouraging self-directed learning and hands holding green, yellow, and red cards.

Smiling brain cartoon with speech bubble saying 'Mistakes are welcome here!' school items background

Speech bubbles with math discussion prompts like 'How did you know?' and 'I agree with ____ because...'.

Poster reading: Mistakes are expected, respected, inspected, corrected with a megaphone icon.

Text says Plan A didn’t work with colorful alphabet letters and 25 more letters below on dark background.

Text saying there's more than one right way to solve problems on colorful arrows and background.

Speech bubbles suggest alternatives to 'I don't know,' like asking for help or more time to think.

Illustration shows brain character saying we can learn a lot from a wrong answer with checks and X marks.

Tips for problem solving: use manipulatives, math fingers, reread aloud, make number sentence, and draw picture.

"The Power of Yet" explains how adding 'yet' to phrases inspires optimism, perseverance, and fearlessness.

Text saying Plan A didn't work with colorful alphabet letters and a message about 25 more letters.

Maze with pencil start and star finish illustrating finding a way through mistakes.

Math mindset mantras emphasizing math is for everyone, more than memorization, mistakes are magic, and big ideas.

Poster showing positive alternatives to 'I can't do it' with cartoon brains and tips like asking a friend or drawing it.

Chart matching negative thoughts to growth mindset phrases under 'Change your words change your mindset'.

Diagram titled 'If I'm stuck in the Tower of Power, I can...' with tips around a blue tower icon.

Multiplication strategies with equal groups, repeated addition, array, and tape diagram showing 3x4=12.

Cartoon brain with positive math quotes: making mistakes helps, solve problems, try new strategy, not good yet, brain grows.

Chart showing the number 576 in standard, expanded, and word forms with hundreds, tens, and ones places.

Chart with alternatives to 'I can't do it' including asking a friend and looking for an example.

Poster titled 'Math People...' listing traits like building on knowledge, showing work, solving problems, and curiosity.

Math teaches us to think critically, learn from mistakes, make decisions, persevere, plan, apply knowledge.

Text list describing math people who build on knowledge, share, show work, solve problems, and follow curiosity.

Chart on grid background: Math makes sense when I can draw it, show it, explain it, teach it.

Tips for tough problems on Zearn: read again, take a guess, rewatch Math Chat, mistakes grow your brain.

Search box titled 'How to help students make sense of math' listing tips on teaching math with context and visuals.

Four colorful notes with affirmations about learning and trying hard on lined paper background.

Illustration of a purple brain with yellow spark-like connections and a motivational learning quote.

Illustration saying math involves exploring, analyzing, collaborating, experimenting, discovering, solving problems.

Tips for problem solving: draw picture, use math fingers, make number sentence, read aloud, grab manipulatives.

Text reads, 'When I get stuck on a problem I can... Grab some manipulatives,' with block illustrations.

Text says when stuck on a problem, read the problem aloud again with an outline of a speaking head.

Text reads When I get stuck on a problem I can 3 x 4 = 12 Make a number sentence.

Text reads, 'When I get stuck on a problem I can... Use my math fingers' with a hand outline.

Text says 'When I get stuck on a problem I can... draw a picture of the problem' with a drawing of squares.

'I can't do this' plus 'yet' equals perseverance motivational message on lined paper.

Handwritten note: I don't get it + 'yet' equals optimism on lined paper with arrow and Keep swiping!

Text on lined paper: What happens when you add 'yet?' with a note to swipe to see more.

Pink brain with colorful lines above it and text 'We grow our brains!' on purple background.

Pair and Share step shows speech bubbles: Asking questions, What if..., Now I’m thinking..., Adding onto our thinking.

Illustration of speech bubbles: one says My partner explains their reasoning, the other says I explain my reasoning.

Cartoon speech bubbles on blue background: One says 'I say something,' the other says 'My partner says something.'

Four-step Pair and Share process: speaking, explaining reasoning, asking questions, and growing our brains.

Poster stating mistakes are expected, respected, inspected, and corrected in colorful blocks with arrows.

Maze with a path from start leading to a star, caption says making mistakes helps us find our way.

Pink eraser with text Mistakes Are Welcome Here on a lined paper background with math symbols.

A chart titled 'MISTAKES ARE:' listing Expected, Respected, Inspected, Corrected, each underlined.

Math mindset mantras: Math is for everyone, more than memorization, mistakes are magic, more than one way, big ideas.

Colorful speech bubbles with math discussion prompts like 'How did you know?' and 'This is my solution.'

'I don't get it' + YET = optimism, 'I can't do this' + YET = perseverance, 'I can't do math' + YET = fearlessness.

Colorful text listing math skills like think critically, persevere, plan ahead, and learn from mistakes.

Tips for solving problems: draw a picture, use math fingers, make a number sentence, grab manipulatives, read aloud.

Poster titled Math Makes Sense When with notes saying I can draw it, show it, explain it, and teach it.

Tree diagram with questions to ask instead of saying 'I don't know' like seeking help or drawing a picture.

Graphic titled Discussion Habits with speech bubbles showing phrases to express agreement and disagreement.

Colorful speech bubbles with discussion starters like 'I agree with ___ because' on purple background.

Tape diagram showing 6 groups of 4 desks with total 24 desks in Mr. Lewis's classroom.

Illustration showing 6 groups of 4 desks with multiplication 6 x 4 = 24 desks in classroom.

Mr. Lewis arranges desks into 6 groups of 4. 6 x 4 = 24 desks in the classroom.

Question asking how many desks if 6 groups of 4 desks, with strategy options equal groups, array, tape diagram.

Card with text '2 of 6 Where did you start?' on lined paper background with arrow symbol.

Blue square with text: 6 powerful math questions to ask in your classroom, yellow question mark, arrow right.

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