APPLYING NATURAL NUMBERS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
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This study explores the importance of teaching primary school students to apply natural numbers in everyday life. The focus is placed on helping learners understand how counting, comparing, and performing basic operations with natural numbers are directly connected to real-life situations. Through practical examples such as shopping, measuring quantities, organizing objects, and managing time, students develop functional numeracy skills. The study emphasizes activity-based learning, contextual problem-solving, and the use of concrete materials to strengthen mathematical understanding. The findings suggest that integrating everyday contexts into mathematics lessons enhances students’ motivation, comprehension, and ability to transfer numerical knowledge beyond the classroom.
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