Mrs. Allen is introducing the procedure for subtraction of fractions. Which of the following activities would be the best for beginning students?
a. give students manipulatives and ask them to write subtraction stories around a certain scenario
b. carefully model and demonstrate the algorithm for subtracting fractions
c. present students with equations such as 4/5 – 1/5 = 3/5, then ask them to write a story about the equation.
d. give students addition of fraction problems that have missing addends to show the relationship between addition and subtraction
a
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