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Think About It!: The Equals Sign
Ask yourself and answer these three questions: What do you understand the equals sign to represent? What do you teach your students about the equals sign? What do your students understand about what the equals sign represents? 8 + 3 = 11 12 - 5 = 7 33 x 10 = 330 Most people understand the equals sign to show where to put an answer. When they look at the above number sentences they will likely interpret the left-hand side as the problem and the right-hand side as the answer. A few weeks ago…