Elapsed time

Filed under: Time - 22 Feb 2012

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One of the most difficult subjects for primary school pupils to understand.  Since it cannot necessarily be viewed (and certainly not touch), children often get confused when calculating exercise exercises or solve the problem.

With my students, and I have found …

Value place: whole numbers and decimals

Filed under: Place Value - 21 Feb 2012

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One of the most important foundations of any child studying mathematics and an accurate understanding of the value of the place. ‘  Unfortunately, many adults were taught that the figures were just “numbers” and represent amounts from various things (for …

Decimal places

Filed under: Place Value - 21 Feb 2012

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In Texas, students begin to learn in fourth grade.  During this year, students are introduced to both tenths and scores, while in the fifth grade students to identify thousand.  Facilitates …

Chant rounding

Filed under: Place Value - 20 Feb 2012

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Here is a nifty little chant used with my students to help them absorb system to estimate.  It is sung to the melody/rhythm “Duckworth chant”, which you can view here.

“If 5 to 9,

Rounded up the line.

If this number is 4 …

Decimals and fractions: Tower of Babel

Filed under: Decimals - 20 Feb 2012

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When students are asked to read and write and compare and order fractions and decimals in elementary school, often have difficulty in mastering these tasks because they cant imagine the amounts presented in the problem of a certain word. Take …

Fractions

Filed under: Fractions - 20 Feb 2012

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Initially, the idea of elementary students difficult to understand.  For the first time, it becomes aware that not all numbers are whole numbers, but instead can be “parts” of numbers.  Is the usual …

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