During a number talk, students are thinking, asking their peers questions, and explaining their own thinking all while the teacher records the thinking. Sherry Parish has written the book Number Talks (Amazon affiliate link) and it offers awesome ideas for Kindergarten to 6th grade. It is definitely an expensive (up to $60 if bought new) but offers great ideas and real-life examples of Number Talks.
noun. Avalanche warning signs. Avalanche warning signs. The definition of avalanche means a massive quantity of something that comes suddenly such as snow, ice, earth or rocks that come loose and speed down a mountain. 1  An example of avalanche is a glacier that splits from a cliff face and hurdles down the side of a mountain.
If the avalanche moves fast enough some of the snow may mix with the air forming a powder snow avalanche, which is a type of gravity current. Slides of rocks or debris, behaving in a similar way to snow, are also referred to as avalanches (see rockslide).