Equality means that different things are the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
The students that I plan to teach are special education students in grades 2-5. They will most likely not have a very large attention span, so it will be difficult for me to teach them for a long period of time. They also will probably not be able to understand much of what I teach them unless I simplify it a great deal and provide hands-on activities. ^
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The end of segregation in the United States
Teaching addition and subtraction and using equality to show how different equations can have the same end value.
Teaching about balances and making each side "equal"
Equality in mathematics is represented by an "equal sign" (=).
The "=" is part of the last step of writing a mathematical equation.
The "=" signifies the answer to the equation.
Examples of mathematical equality: 2+4=6 10-1=3+6 5-5=0
Non-examples of mathematical equality: 5+1≠8 6+1>3+2 10-4<5+2
Overgeneralization: Students may make the mistake in believing that all mathematical problems must end with an "=". In actuality, some mathematical problems end with "≤", "≥", "<", and ">", among others.
Undergeneralization: Students may make the mistake in believing that they can only solve problems that end with an "=".
