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Division is repeated subtraction
Multiplication is repeated addition. My math methodologies teacher taught us how to show students that multiplication is a short-cut for adding the same thing over and over. The curriculum I’m c… more →
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Division is repeated subtraction
Rebecca wrote 5 months ago: Multiplication is repeated addition. My math methodologies teacher taught us how to show students th … more →
Translating percent problems into solvable equations
Rebecca wrote 5 months ago: It’s usually pretty easy to see when you have a percent problem on your hands. They generally … more →
Why do I have to learn algebra?
Rebecca wrote 5 months ago: Because there’s more to algebra than just the math. Algebra is really about learning how to ap … more →
Why labels are good
Rebecca wrote 7 months ago: I thought I had covered somewhere in the past, but it would appear that I’ve only shared this … more →
Moving a student from confusion to understanding
Rebecca wrote 9 months ago: I work in a tutoring center, often helping students struggling with the initial algebra skills. Ther … more →
When am I ever going to use this: Proportions
Rebecca wrote 1 year ago: A few months ago, I started taking an online drawing class because I decided I needed to be able to … more →
Finding the familiar
Rebecca wrote 1 year ago: Right now, I’m trying to get my students to understand that math has patterns to it. If you ca … more →
Punnett Squares in Factoring
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Rebecca wrote 1 year ago: Thinking about lattice multiplication got me to thinking about factoring quadratics. I don’t k … more →
Just teach the math, thanks!
Rebecca wrote 1 year ago: Every time I see “multiplication math tricks” like the lattice method or this line trick … more →
The struggles of scaffolding
Rebecca wrote 1 year ago: Last year when I started working on Dead Bunny, I realized very quickly that part of why my students … more →
The order of operations
Rebecca wrote 1 year ago: The order of operations tells us how to handle complex expressions to make sure we get the correct a … more →
Tips for working with integers
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Rebecca wrote 1 year ago: As part of working on Dead Bunny’s Guide to Algebra, I’m trying to develop tips and tric … more →
A fun way to drill
Rebecca wrote 1 year ago: A while back, someone pointed me to Arcademic Skill Builders‘ website. The site has several c … more →
Rebecca wrote 1 year ago: Hello, all! Happy 2008! I didn’t realize just how lost this site had become under everything e … more →
The Transitive Property
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Rebecca wrote 2 years ago: Have you ever seen those Everybody Loves Raymond commercials? According to the commercial, everybody … more →
The Identity Property
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Rebecca wrote 2 years ago: So far, we’ve covered properties that work for both addition and multiplication. Today, we … more →
The Commutative Property
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Rebecca wrote 2 years ago: Yesterday, we looked at the associative property,, which held true for both addition and multiplicat … more →
The Associative Property
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Rebecca wrote 2 years ago: One of my students was studying for a test last week, and she reminded me (as I jumped about the tab … more →
Ancient math
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Rebecca wrote 2 years ago: Hey, everyone. I guess you’ve noticed Dead Bunny is a boit quiet lately. Things have been craz … more →
