: to have interest in knowing or learning something : to think about something with curiosity. —used to ask a question or make a polite request. : to feel surprise or amazement. See the full definition for wonder in the English Language Learners Dictionary.
What is noticing and wondering?
Noticing and wondering is a tool to help students: Understand the story, the quantities, and the relationships in the problem. Understand what the problem is asking and what the answer will look like. Have some ideas to begin to solve the problem.
What is an I wonder statement?
A teaching idea created to help encourage students to ask more questions and to provide a model for active thinking while reading a given text. The statements can be used with any type of text either before, during, or after the reading. The “I wonder” statements can be made orally, visually, or in writing.
Why is it important to notice and wonder?
Students observe an image, video, graph or other stimulus and share their natural noticings and wonderings. Notice and Wonder can be a short routine used to activate student thinking at the launch of a lesson, or a stand-alone routine to encourage curiosity and math reasoning.
What is a word for think or wonder about something?
1 conjecture, meditate, ponder, question. 5 marvel. 7 surprise, astonishment, amazement, bewilderment, awe.
How do you teach numbers to talk?
What Do Number Talks Look Like?
- Call on a student – “_______, what are you thinking?” Have the student explain their thinking and then give their answer. My focus is always on the process not the answer.
- Offer the strategy to the class.
- Invite other students to share their strategies.
Does I was wondering if need a question mark?
Wondering means thinking about or considering, which is why it is frequently followed by ‘whether’ rather than ‘if’ which could sound like a question. So no question mark. If it’s actually a question, yes, put in a question mark. But you’d have to separate the “I was wondering” from the actual question.
