Quotients as Fractions, Decimals, and Remainders!
Each year of teaching is a live and learn process, right? Last year, when I taught my students how to express quotients as fractions, decimals, and remainders, I taught them one by one. When we would work on division of whole numbers, I would have them write quotients as remainders. Soon after, we would cover decimals. We would have to back peddle a little to discuss writing remainders as decimals. And finally, I would teach them how to write quotients as fractions during our fraction unit. This year, I felt like I could do this in a more effective manner.…
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