I'm still trying to figure it all out. Until then, I will paint, draw, bike, cook, scratch my dog's butt, be ridiculously kind, and worry that I'm not having good enough of a time.
For sure, true, yes on #5. But also, shhh, it's okay. It's such a fun and charming movie that even though that question should be a major issue, I don't even care. :P
The kid nailed the answer in the way that the question writer wanted them to. The teacher either was just having one of those days, or didn't really understand it. This is a third grade math question, and it's just meant to highlight that a large fraction of a smaller thing may be…Â
Kendall - you're right that the kid was right, but the only poor wording was somewhere between the question writer and the teacher. The question is meant to show whether students understand that a small fraction of a big thing is bigger than a big fraction of a small thing. The kid…Â
So the thinking behind this - and I get it, but it feels pedantic - is that you're trying to teach that 5 x 3 is five threes and 3 x 5 is three fives. We all know that they're the same thing, though, kids pick up the commutative property in addition and subtraction super easily. I…Â
This is a pretty standard question to show students' understanding that fractions are part of a whole, and that their relative size depends on the pieces that they're starting with.
Two recent comfort dinners that I made...
Vegan mac and cheese bowl with barbecue tempeh strips and a creamy onion kale slaw. (PSA: massage your kale, friends!)
Also: grilled tempeh strips with Korean BBQ sauce, slices of grilled pineapple, a fresh tomato slice, and baby arugula on…Â
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