Walk before you climb
Model plotting a point out loud: "Start at zero. Walk along the x-axis 4 steps, then climb up 2." Kids repeat the phrase every time. "Walk then climb" keeps kids from mixing up the order of the numbers.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
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