The purpose of Number Talks is to increase the students’ number sense, build their math computation confidence, develop mental math skills, and create open perspectives on solving problems. These are done without paper, pencil, or calculators! The following Number Talks for 8th Graders consist of the four operations in Math, including those with decimals, fractions, integers, basic exponents, and content from previous grade levels. There are some problems that are aligned with the current 8th g