by Sherry McElhannon | Jul 21, 2020
Read the Post Download Game Board Description: Recommended for grades 3 and up. In this simple, introductory level fractions game played with fraction tiles, players try to be the first to uncover their whole by adding fractional parts indicated on a die. Cover helps...
by Sherry McElhannon | Jul 20, 2020
Read the Post Description: Using area model paper, Shannon models a concrete way to take an “improper” fraction and convert it into a mixed number. Going through this process with concrete manipulatives will help students understand what you mean when you...
by Sherry McElhannon | Jul 20, 2020
Read the Post Description: One of our favorite Math Mights, Springling has a coily tail, fluffly eyelashes and fur, and likes to hop high to find the distance between two numbers. Springling can also find the distance between two fractions on an open number line, and...
by Sherry McElhannon | Jul 20, 2020
Read the Post Description: Learn the why before the how! Using pattern blocks, see how decomposing with D.C. and renaming (not borrowing!) are the keys to successfully subtracting fractions with mixed...
by Sherry McElhannon | Jul 20, 2020
Read the Post Description: Make this abstract concept concrete with visual representation! Learn the why before the how and why you might not actually have to “skip count to find a common denominator” if you understand equivalent...
