Turn fractions to decimals to percents foldable. a student asked me why the other teacher and i put grades differently (me with 5/20 and him with 4/10 on different assignments- why don't we do percentages she asks....) oh bother
It's one thing to teach concepts like characters, setting, and plot. Most kids get these without too much trouble, but it's another thing to teach your kids to find the theme of a piece of literature. This higher level thinking, much more abstract re