As you know, we have started our fraction unit. Many students are having difficulty with parts of a whole. We use number lines to show parts, and talk about money to share how much is left. For example, if I have 1/4 of a dollar, how much is left? It has come to my attention that many of our students do not know how to count money because they rarely use it. Teaching our students how to make change from a dollar to five dollars would be so helpful in learning this concept. Making change is nothing more than parts of a whole. Money understanding is taught in the younger grades, so it is expected they know it when they get to 5th grade. Unfortunately, they don’t. Please help me teach them this concept.
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