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Roman Numerals Outline

A. The History of Roman Numerals
1. The history is unclear
2. Could have come from counting on fingers
3. Created to keep track of commerce/trade
4. Not easily forged or manipulated
B. Transition to Arabic Numbers
1. Fell out of use due to a need for more complex mathematical calculations
2. Still used for dates
C. Teaching Addition/Subtraction
1. Roman Numerals matched to pictures of objects for recognition
2. Use objects to teach addition and subtraction
3. Follow object manipulation with relation to Roman Numerals
D. Practicing using Roman Numerals
1. Matching Roman Numerals with Arabic Numerals (lists with lines drawn between to connect them)
2. Addition/Subtraction practice using only Roman Numerals (problems written out in Roman Numerals with pictures next to them to make the connection mentioned above)
3. Writing famous dates in history with Roman Numerals

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