This reminds me of when Mr. Cocoros from stuy wanted go over difference of two perfect squares.
*writes [ :) + :( ][ :) - :( ]
cocoros: “tell me a story”
student: “[ :) + :( ][ :) - :( ] = smileyface squared + smileyface times sadface - smileyface times sadface - sadface squared = smileyface squared - sadface squared