Giving students opportunities to explore and work things out with others needs to be happening in our classrooms. The best way to do this is for students to notice and wonder and explore their own ideas, but sometimes we can provide opportunities that allow them to take a risk at trying it themselves. I have done this activity with students before and found it to be one that we all enjoyed!
Is it really mind-reading? Have your students participate in this sequence of steps by Rick Lax. Encourage them to write down the steps that he has the participant do.
Give them cubes and ten frames and whatever manipulatives they are comfortable with...Can they figure out why he is able to figure out everyone's number? Let them collaborate with others as they explore the sequence of this exploration.
A next step might be for them to see if they can write their own "Read your mind" puzzle.
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