Why kids struggle with place value, and how column alignment helps
Place value is behind most carrying, borrowing and decimal mistakes. Here is what it is, how to spot gaps, and simple ways to build it at home.
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Place value & fractions
The ideas underneath the methods: why columns matter, and how to add fractions that do not share a denominator.
Adding fractions with unlike denominators: a parent’s guide
Why you cannot just add the tops and bottoms, how to find a common denominator, and worked examples of adding and subtracting fractions with your child.
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