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Halving Squares: A #FractionsFebruary Activity
by February 21st, 2017
An important mathematics concept for children to learn is that all halves of the same whole are the same size. If the whole is divided into different sizes, then they are not halves. While halves of the same shape must be the same size, they do not have to be the same shape. For example,…
#FractionsFebruary Activity: Ordering Fractions
by February 17th, 2017
When teaching fractions, it’s important to give students the opportunity to compare and order fractions, and practice equivalent and non-equivalent fractions. Try this activity for fourth and fifth-grade students who have already explored fractional parts of halves, fourths, eighths, and sixteenths. The lesson demonstrates students’ levels of comprehension, and helps them improve their reasoning skills. With the…
Fun with Fractions
by January 12th, 2016
Introducing Multiplication of Fractions: A Lesson for Fifth and Sixth Graders PDF A Fifth Grade Fraction Lesson PDF Working with Counting Cups: A Lesson for Kindergarteners and First Graders PDF
Lessons from the Classroom
by June 04th, 2015
K–2 Lesson: How many fingers?
from About Teaching Mathematics: A K–8 Resource, Fourth Edition, Marilyn Burns
3–5 Lesson: Using the Rods to show how ½, 2/4, and, 4/8
From Beyond Pizzas & Pies: 10 Essential Strategies for Supporting Fraction Sense, Grades 3–5, Second Edition, Julie McNamara and Meghan M. Shaughnessy
3–6 Lesson: Placing ½ on the number line
From Beyond Invert and Multiply: Making Sense of Fraction Computation, Grades 3–6, Julie McNamara
