Try This: End Your Small Group with "How Do You Know?"

You ran your Launch, your Problem Solver, or your game with your small group. Now, how do you close it?

Here's why it matters: A strong closure isn't just "time's up." It's your chance to hear what students noticed, get them naming a strategy in their own words, and send them off feeling like mathematicians, not just kids who finished an activity.

Your first step: Pick one closure structure and try it consistently for a few sessions. After your next small group session (whatever you ran: a Launch, a Problem Solver, or a game), use one closure slide and just watch what happens when a student is asked "how do you know?" instead of being told the answer was right.

Want to go deeper? Copy this into AI Math Coach:

I just ran a [Launch/Problem Solver/game] with a small group of [grade level] students working on [skill/concept]. What are 2-3 closing questions I can ask that get students naming their own strategy or thinking, rather than me summarizing it for them?

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