"Kids, just like when working with whole numbers, when you subtract fractions, sometimes you have to borr--regroup. When you borr-regroup with whole numbers, you go to the next place to the left and borr-regroup by lowering the digit by 1. When you borr-regroup with fractions..."
You get the idea, I hope.
The main point of this picture was lost when I realized I didn't feel right taking a picture of the work of one of the many students who thought 0 in the ones place minus 1 in the once place equals 1. MANY MANY students. 0 - 1 = 1.
::sigh::
So I took a picture of one done correctly, just to present a positive face.
And what, pray tell, is the difference?
ReplyDeleteThe difference sounds as follows:
ReplyDelete"Kids, just like when working with whole numbers, when you subtract fractions, sometimes you have to borr--regroup. When you borr-regroup with whole numbers, you go to the next place to the left and borr-regroup by lowering the digit by 1. When you borr-regroup with fractions..."
You get the idea, I hope.
The main point of this picture was lost when I realized I didn't feel right taking a picture of the work of one of the many students who thought 0 in the ones place minus 1 in the once place equals 1. MANY MANY students. 0 - 1 = 1.
::sigh::
So I took a picture of one done correctly, just to present a positive face.