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.
Technically, an avalanche is any amount of snow sliding down a mountainside. It can be compared to a landslide, only with snow instead of earth.he other common avalanche is known as a Full-Depth Avalanche which, as it s name would lead you to believe, occurs when an entire snow cover, from the earth to the surface, slides over the ground. An avalanche can be composed of many different kinds of snow depending on the region, temperature and weather.