Dear Aunt Sally, We Need to Talk… -Show Me The Math Receipts -Ep. 26 - 11.3.2026

What happens when students remember PEMDAS perfectly and still get the wrong answer? This episode of Show Me the Math Receipts exposes how “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally” can lead students to put multiplication before division and addition before subtraction, even though each pair has equal priority. Learn how to teach those relationships and the left-to-right convention so students understand the order of operations beyond the chant.