Think aloud, then hand off
Solve one problem in front of the class and say every thought: "What do I know? What am I finding? Is there a hidden step?" Then do the next one together, and the third one kids do alone. Watching the thinking is what kids copy.
Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
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