The order of operations is easy to teach. Just remember Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
(parentheses, exponent, multiplication and division, addition and subtraction).
This order of operations reference sheet will help your students get started. It was featured in my blog on July 10, 2016: Building Equations Every Day
. Take a peek and learn how to use dates in history to improve students’ fluency with equations and operations.
If you’d like a complete, easy-to-use set of dates in history, check out Equation of the Day
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, offers ideas, links to games and videos, and freebies, like this one. Visit each week for a new topic with activities for intermediate-grade students.
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Enjoy teaching equations!