In the picture above, two students are playing a game where they race to uncover a whole strip. Using dice to determine which fraction of the strip to uncover, they make trades of equivalent fractions. Games like this are fun for the students, but also work to build conceptual understanding. They practice making equivalent fractions and truly understand that 1/8 is equivalent to 2/16 because the pieces take up the same space on the board. They "get it". Then when it comes time to do it on paper in math class, the algorithms make sense to them. Adapted from the Marilyn Burns fraction kit, this game is one way that PCA is helping our students build conceptual understanding of mathematical concepts.
A deep understanding of the ideas helps students build their sense of how numbers and can model the world around us. Comments are closed.
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Mrs. SilcoxWelcome! I am the Math Specialist at Providence Creek Academy Archives
May 2018
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