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Number line or Fraction Model

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number line or fraction modelWe have been looking at different methods of representing fractions so that we can picture them in our minds. Two strategies we have tried are, representing fractions on a number line and drawing out fraction models . Both strategies help us visualize the fractions we’re working with and make it very easy to see if two fractions are equivalent.image image image image image

So, which method helps you visualize the fraction better, fractions on a number line or fraction models?

The “Fraction Cake” lesson the students are working on in the photos can be found here!

More fraction games!

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Alaina helped me realize today that I had never put the amazing Balloon Pop fraction ordering game on our blog! Thanks Alaina!

Remember, the shaded areas of each balloon represent the fractions. Work from the smallest to biggest fractions popping the balloons! Click the game below.

Here’s a new game to check out! This game has you estimate where fractions fall on a number line based on the fraction’s size. Remember to ask yourself what we practiced in class, “Is this more or less than a half?”

You can find more fractions by clicking on this previous blog post, “No not Fractions! March 20, 2014. 

Are these fractions Equivalent?

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We have been studying equivalent fractions using models to show if the fractions are the same. Here we have three pizzas that are partitioned three different ways. If I eat 1/2 of the pizza it’s the same as if I ate 2/4 of the pizza or 4/8. The models below help us see the easy comparison.

The video below will help us look at equivalent fractions another way. You can compare fractions by looking at them on a number line!

Fraction Long Jump!

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“What’s all that noise?!” Mrs. Paul’s class wondered. It was the sound of 17 long jumpers comparing fractions. We started at zero on our number line and tried to see who could jump the most whole numbers. Alaina jumped the farthest for the girls, 2 whole spaces and 3/4 of the next space. Antwan jumped the farthest for the boys, 3 whole spaces and 1/8 of the next space! Most of us were able to jump over two whole spaces (and those of us who couldn’t did not have jumping shoes on today!) We are going to use our data to create a  line plot graph. How should we organize the scale for our graph?

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We will talk deeper about equivalent fractions tomorrow. Here is a quick video reminder of what we have discussed: