@HansTullmann@alicekeeler Money? Start with pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters and teach them to make 100 (explain that that is a dollar) or backwards with a dollar and break it down into smaller coins? I think that’s the most “real world” connection we may have for decimals.
@MsJasmineMN @HansTullmann Gaming. Videogames, board games, card games, dungeon and dragons and other ttrpgs. I also love rollercoasters and it’s been difficult not being able to get my thrills in. I am also involved with the local theatre community and write my own music as well.
I feel more confident with online learning and have essentially been coerced into using, regularly, tech that was more novelty (my own fault). But now getting more familiar and using it a lot more has given a better sense of possibility for when we get back in the classroom.
Several prominent people and organizations have weighed in on debates abt reading. “Reading instruction must focus primarily on meaning. An overemphasis on words, letters, and sounds misleads developing readers as to the purpose of literacy,” says one. https://t.co/VGTgKoHDtB