Present and discuss two reasons for using contextual problems to teach addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

What will be an ideal response?


Reasons for teaching with contextual problems
1. connect to students lives
2. derive from experiences in the classroom
3. more interesting that naked numbers
4. focus on sense making
5. helps with what to do with remainders

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