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Pair Visual and Symbolic Representations

Connecting pictures, number lines, graphs, and symbols builds meaning behind procedures.

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The method

How to use it

  1. Create or inspect a visual model.
  2. Write the matching equation.
  3. Point to which visual parts correspond to each symbol.
Worked example

See it in action

3/4 can be shown as three of four equal regions and as 0.75 on a number line.

Check your thinking

How to verify it

Both representations should name the same quantity.