What makes Equivalent Fractions so Important?
What makes understanding equivalent fractions such a big deal? ... Continue Reading
Display Questions ~ How to Do School
Part of 'doing' school in the United States is responding to display questions. These are questions teachers ask to give students a chance to demonstrate their understanding, their frame of mind, their active participation.
Finding Equivalent Fractions
Starting with unit fractions or proper fractions in the simplest form, show your students how to multiply those numbers by one to make a row of equivalent fractions.
Which Fractions are Equivalent to One?
Search for metaphors and analogies to help students create a ... Continue Reading
Fun Ways to Connect Math with Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day has always been one of my favorite celebrations. Now I have another reason to enjoy Valentine's Day ~ it is easy to find math projects that combine valentines and ~ solving puzzles thinking about what equals what substitution
Modeling Fractions
The More; the Better When it Comes to Modeling ... Continue Reading
Vocabulary Related to Equivalent Fractions
Having a nuanced understanding of the academic words being used in class is one of the best ways to build understanding of the concepts represented by that word. Students should have many encounters with the target vocabulary. They should hear it spoken, see it written, and have risk-free opportunities to practice saying it.
Teaching Equivalent Fractions: Getting Started
What do Students need to Understand Before they can ... Continue Reading
The Multiplicative Identity Property of One
Like so many concepts in math, students must continue to expand their understanding of the idea as they learn more advanced topics. The Multiplicative Identity of One may seem self evident to little kids just learning to multiply or divide, but it will take on new importance when those students learn about rational numbers.
Cross Multiplying to Test Equivalency
A great way to compare two fractions is to ... Continue Reading