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Stop saying twelve divided by three

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What the video says

  1. Stop saying twelve divided by three.
  2. Put 12 almonds and 3 katoris in front of your child.
  3. Ask them to share fairly, one at a time, like dealing cards.
  4. How many in one bowl? Four.
  5. That is division. They did it before hearing the word.
  6. Now ask it this way: three times what makes twelve?
  7. Same maths, and much easier, because they search a table they already know.
  8. Then try 13 almonds in 4 bowls. One is left over.
  9. That leftover almond is the remainder.

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