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I have a math trick to share. My kids have a terrible learning how and why we borrow with zeros in subtraction. Look at the problem below. My students do not understand that you borrow from the 3, the 0 becomes a 10, and then a 9 because you give ten to the ones place. Rather than try to teach my students all of those steps, I tell my students that 30 in the problem is the same as 30 tens. I can borrow 1 ten from 30 tens. That leaves 29 tens and the ones place becomes 12. It's so much easier for my kids to understand borrow in this manner.
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ReplyDeleteThere's another super neat math trick floating around FB right now. Have you seen it?
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Stephanie
Check this one out I just discovered last week. It's the weirdest thing. In fact, a picture is posted on my FB page if you want to check it out! You just subtract one from each number. So your problem above would become 301 - 168 and you come out with the same answer and no borrowing. I've tried it with several problems and it works everytime. Just amazing...so hey maybe your students won't have to struggle with borrowing any longer. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's such a great tip! Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds so easy when you do it that way. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMandy
A Special Kind of Class
It's so simple when you think about it, but that makes so much more sense to borrow that way!! Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteBreezy Special Ed
Amazing post dear! You have a wonderful blog:)
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