Addition and Subtraction of Fractions by https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05 en-us 2023-10-09 02:58:57 UTC 2023-10-09 03:37:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Website Link makayla_aron https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737511414 -Dominoes
-Pattern Blocks

]]> 2023-10-09 03:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737511414 Manipulative Board makayla_aron https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737511622 -Dominoes

  • First, students grab two dominoes
  • Next, students create a fraction bar model (or a number line in a different version) of each fraction
  • Then, students examine their representations and decipher which fraction is greater  
  • Finally, students translate the domino fractions into number form and use symbols to show greater than, less than, or equal.

-Pattern Blocks

Pattern blocks help students construct this understanding. The whole of a hexagon can take shape (no pun intended) in many ways.

  • Two halves (two red trapezoids)
  • Six-sixths (six green triangles)
  • Three-thirds (three blue diamonds)
  • A variety of combinations of these three blocks


]]> 2023-10-09 03:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737511622 Citations makayla_aron https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737511875 Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards for Mathematics Scaffolding Document Grade 4, 2 September 2016, https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/Offices/Secondary%20Ed/ELA/ccr/Math/04.Grade-4-Math-Scaffolding-Doc.pdf. Accessed 8 October 2023.
Starr, Jillian. “5 Favorite Fraction Manipulatives and Easy Ways to Use Them - Teaching with Jillian Starr.” Jillian Starr, 22 January 2023, https://jillianstarrteaching.com/fraction-manipulatives/. Accessed 8 October 2023.

]]> 2023-10-09 03:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737511875 Summary/Description makayla_aron https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737512037 -Dominoes

Written numerically, a fraction is represented by a numerator on top and a denominator on the bottom.  A line divides those two numbers. Flip a domino vertically and it becomes a visual representation of a fraction. These are great manipulatives because they give you access to a library of fraction examples! This can be really helpful when you want to cut out the prep work of making fraction cards (which inevitably get ruined). Instead, swap them out for dominoes.

-Pattern Blocks

Pattern blocks are a wonderful fraction manipulative for exploring how fractions change when the whole changes. For example, if the hexagon is the whole, then a triangle equals one-sixth. However, if the trapezoid is the whole, then a triangle is one-third. Similarly, if the rhombus is a whole, then a triangle is one-half.

]]> 2023-10-09 03:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737512037 Grade Level and MS College and Career Readiness Standard makayla_aron https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737512676 Compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators, e.g., by creating common denominators or numerators, or by comparing to a benchmark fraction such as 1/2. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole. Record the results of comparisons with symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions, e.g., by using a visual fraction model. ]]> 2023-10-09 03:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737512676 Worksheet makayla_aron https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737512791 2023-10-09 03:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737512791 Worksheet makayla_aron https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737529912 2023-10-09 03:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/makayla_aron/877xcwkdgoojdi05/wish/2737529912