In this episode Pam and Kim share one of their favorite instructional routines: I Have, You Need. They discuss some of the most common patterns that mathematicians play with, partners of 10, 100, and 1000. These "partners of ___ " patterns pop up everywhere! You'll never guess where they pop up daily for Pam (hint: its when she's the most worked up).

Try out I Have, You Need with your friends, colleagues, and students! A quick way to build anyone's reasoning abilities and to help us all become better mathematicians.
Download the guide to playing I Have, You Need  HERE

Talking Points:  

• We can all be "mathy people"
• What Kim thinks when she hears the number 36
• The most important routine in Pam's university class
• Pam and Kim play I Have, You Need
• Taking ownership of your students' learning
• Tips for playing I Have, You Need
• I Have, You Need resolves the subtracting across zero horror
• How I Have, You Need applies to middle and high school students

Check out Episodes 121 and 260 of this podcast for more about using I Have, You Need to develop the major strategies.

See also Episode 164 for more information about I Have, You Need.