Who makes it, who buys it?
Have kids list five things they used today, then draw the producer behind each one: the farmer, the baker, the bus driver. Seeing producers and consumers in their own morning makes the idea stick far better than a definition.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
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