Run a class store
Set up a pretend store with price tags under $10. Kids buy two or three items, add the total and figure out their change from a $20 bill. They check each other's receipts.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
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