| Thirteen Halfs Puzzle |
A puzzle to find
all the ways to shade in 1/2 of an object. |
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| Is It A Fraction? |
Students learn
the "definition" of a fraction and then apply it to
different shapes. |
| Fraction Cover Up |
A class discussion
where students solve problems at the overhead machine. |
| Using Pattern
Blocks |
Individual activity.
Students use pattern blocks find the fraction shaded of each
figure. |
| A "Whole"
Lot of Changing |
Using pattern
blocks, each problem set has a different shape that represents
the "whole" number. Students determine the value of
the other figures. |
| Rectangle Riddles |
Students use color
tiles to build each rectangle which is describe in terms of a
riddle. |
| Cookie Problems |
An extension of
Rectangle Riddles. |
| Area_Line_Set Models
of Fractions |
Leaving the conrete
world, students learn three different ways of drawing fractions. |
| Sorting Fractions |
Using everything
they've learned about the meaning of fractions, students sort
given fractions into four different piles. |
| Digit Directives |
Students use number
tiles to "generalize" the process for making different
types of fractions. |