This week we rotated through some engaging Lego Fraction Stations to review what we have been learning. Students compared, ordered, created equivalent fractions and converted fractions from improper fractions to mixed numbers, all while having fun! When they completed a station, they recorded their learning on an exit ticket. We've also practised ordering sets of fractions using different strategies:
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As we learn about comparing and ordering fractions, we are having FUN! Students used smarties this week to create fractions, find equivalent fractions and determine fractions of a new number (Ex. "What is 5/8 of 24?"). We have learned SEVERAL strategies for comparing fractions. Myth buster: there is no "old math" versus "new math"... there's just MATH! All children learn differently, so as long as their strategy makes mathematical sense and arrives at a correct answer, then it WORKS!
This week we worked through some Fraction Centers to practise the skill of converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers. This is HARD, so please review it with your child. An extra practise worksheet (with answers) is HERE if your child wants some homework on this topic! Photos of our center work are below for additional support: We also reviewed a math task from last week together and discovered many strategies that students actually used to answer questions. Math has MANY 'correct' ways to answer questions (example: students used three different strategies to answer the question below).
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