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The Progression of Division
The Progression of Division: From Arrays and Area Models to Long Division and Beyond Like multiplication, division is a very important concept that spans from primary and into abstraction well beyond our high school curriculum. Let’s take some time to explore where the idea of division begins, build a conceptual understanding of what it means, …
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The Progression of Multiplication: From Arrays and Area Models to the Standard Algorithm and Beyond
We’ve all heard it before; kids don’t know their multiplication facts! While this may or may not be true, what is more important than simply memorization multiplication facts is building a conceptual understanding of what multiplication means, how to visualize multiplication and how the standard algorithm for multiplication really works. Let’s start in primary where …