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I really like the Region Relationships activity. It gives you immediate feedback to the level of spatial reasoning students have, and it's fun for them to do. It naturally leads into fractions and applications of fractions.
Thanks for sharing,
Gregg

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When teaching division of fractions, invert and multiply is an algorithm that should not be taught until after students have understanding of what dividing fractions actually entails.  Students should have number sense understanding to make connections to the task of dividing fractions. Students should be taught about fractions with manipulatives to build their understanding.  Using a visual will help students activate their prior knowledge to gain a better understanding of dividing. They should fully understand the concept before they are taught algorithms.  Strategies such as partitioning and iterating are great ways to teach division of fractions without algorithms.  Students should also be given contextual examples to connect to what they already know. Invert and multiply does not require students to use prior knowledge or reasoning skills to determine why their answer is correct or incorrect.

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Partitioning can be used to develop number sense when it comes to understanding fractions.  Students can use shapes to make fractional parts to determine how many parts make a whole.  Students can use pattern blocks to determine what fraction of a shape make up the whole shape. They can use triangles, rhombus, trapezoid or the hexagon to make fractions.

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Hi Lakeya,
Your first fraction activity is great! I love the connection to geometric figures and first how they fit together and then seeing how that relates to fractions. It shows a clear connection and eases the students into fraction number sense.
I have played a similar fraction bingo game with previous year seven (sixth grade) classes. Instead of equivalent fractions, however, we used fraction operations. The students really liked it and it was easy to pause and talk about any problems they encountered.
Thanks for the activities!
-Elise

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When learning about fractions recognizing benchmark fractions will be helpful in student understanding of fractions.  Once students learn about benchmark fractions, they should be able to transfer that knowledge to less common fractions. Using a number line or determining how close the benchmarks fractions are to one, zero or half will help with comparing fractions among other skills. I found a benchmark fraction game that will allow students to see how the fractions.  This game will also help when they are identifying fractions on a number line.

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Since learning about fractions is difficult, I believe teachers should use multiple strategies to model to students.  In teaching equivalent fractions, visuals will definitely be a great idea so students can see fractions represented in multiple ways. English language learners as well as students with in-class support teachers will also benefit from seeing fractions in many ways.  Teaching algorithms for equivalent fractions before the concept is learned can hinder the students understanding. I found an interactive bingo game on equivalent fractions that shows multiple representations of fractions.

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Equivalent Fractions BINGO is a fun educational game for children to practice equivalent fractions. The game has two modes: Easy & Challenge. Easy mode of play displays a pie graphic to represent the fraction. The denominator is represented by the total number of slices and the numerator is represented by the colored slices. Challenge mode displays only the numerical fraction at first. If the student needs help it will introduce a pie graphic representing only the denominator. If they need further help it will display the shaded slices representing the numerator. Challenge points are awarded based on how much help the student needed to correctly answer the question. Less help = more points!

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Can't see the game? Try turning off adblocker. Equivalent Fractions BINGO is a fun educational game for children to practice equivalent fractions. The game has two modes: Easy & Challenge. Easy mode of play displays a pie graphic to represent the fraction.