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A. Write a brief essay (suggested length of 3 pages) that describes how you would teach rounding with mixed decimals to the nearest tenth for 3 – 5th grade students and include the following:
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1. Identify the grade level for which the lesson or activity is designed.
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2. Identify the prerequisite concepts and skills students have learned prior to this lesson or activity.
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3. Describe the concepts and skills that will be presented in this lesson or activity.
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4. Explain how to teach rounding with decimals to the nearest tenth.
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5. Describe the activities and tasks you will use.
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6. Include at least three specific examples or tasks that are designed to check student understanding of rounding with mixed decimals to the nearest tenth and to detect any conceptual and/or procedural errors.
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7. Describe conceptual and procedural errors (example problems and/or possible student misconceptions) involving rounding with decimals to the nearest tenth that would be particularly difficult for students to handle. Describe how you would remedy such situations in your classroom.
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B. When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.
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