tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964889903484807623.post6354061533989902373..comments2023-12-18T04:44:25.358-08:00Comments on Questions?: Monologue to DialogueDavid Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277427735527075341noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964889903484807623.post-65870237679689035592009-09-11T06:10:44.000-07:002009-09-11T06:10:44.000-07:00I prefer the zero pairs explanation, myself :)I li...I prefer the zero pairs explanation, myself :)<br><br>I like your setup, though.Kate Nowakhttp://function-of-time.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964889903484807623.post-90562420022426759292009-09-11T06:38:52.000-07:002009-09-11T06:38:52.000-07:00Yeah, I've tried the zero pairs, but haven'...Yeah, I've tried the zero pairs, but haven't been able to make it stick. I have found that the biggest part of the whole process is doing away with subtraction all together. We add the opposite up in here. Once I get them convinced of that, then they intuit the "bigger" number determines the sign. After that, it's just vocabulary. These kids I'm talking to already know how to do it, I'm just trying to get them to put their verbal skills to the test.David Coxhttp://coxmath.pbwiki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964889903484807623.post-20373259872828977282009-09-16T09:55:11.000-07:002009-09-16T09:55:11.000-07:00I'd take this from a student:If you spend with...I'd take this from a student:<br><br>If you spend within your means, you'll still have money.<br><br>If you spend beyond your means, you'll owe money.Jason Dyerhttp://numberwarrior.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com