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 How would you use a teacher-centred media resource to explain the meaning of (5x 6) and (6 x 5) to a Grade 5 leaner?

You are a Mathematics teacher in a senior phase classroom. In planning and teaching the topic 'functions' in your classroom, what would you do in order to play the following roles:

Knowledge engineer

Instruction specialis

Mentor

Administrator

Assessor

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Explain, with illustrations, how you would use rounding off and compensation as calculation techniques to judge the reasonableness of solutions. Give one example in each case. (Guidelines: Use addition of four 3-digit numbers as an example; simplify the problem using any method; judge the reasonableness of the answer using (i) rounding off and (ii)compensation techniques) (Refer to mathematics CAPS document on page 132 for more information) 

Analyse any chapter of the mathematics textbook for class 3 children and identify two portions in it where the language of mathematics is not appropriate to the level of children. You reword the portions of it, to make it simpler for children to learn it better

Give a pictorial representation to represent the following:

a. 2- 1.25= 1.75

b. (-3)-(-8)= 5

How could you (as the teacher) assist learners to use the clock watch as a learner-centred 

media resource to build up their understanding of numbers. [Hint: To answer this question, 

choose any topic (NOT TIME) under whole numbers to illustrate your understanding of the 

use of the media resources]. It is also important to draw the sketch of a watch where you 

could refer from. (6)