Top 5 All-Star Blog Posts #3 – Number Talks for Fractions!

Aug 22, 2019

Think about the last time you baked something…

top 5 blog postsThe recipe calls for 1/3 cup…you look the drawer and you only have a 1/2 cup measure and a 1/4 cup measure…what do you do?? When it comes to fractions, most of us have an anxiety about them, even in our everyday life.

Having number talks about fractions will help kids start to understand fractions on a conceptual level using the same strategies used in whole number number talks – and this post walks you through that process!

 

Number Talks…for Fractions!

In case you missed them, here are the first two all-star posts!

#5 – Place Value Discs and Strips – Oh My!

#4 – Engage NY…Made Easy

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