https://padlet.com/ewollesen3/fractions Number Sense and Fractions en-us 2017-05-31 03:28:38 UTC 2023-02-19 04:12:45 UTC hello@padlet.com ewollesen3 https://padlet.com/ewollesen3/fractions/wish/174543567 ~Invert and multiply is another standard algorithm for dividing fractions. Unfortunately it does not show the students how it works. If the students understand why it works first, then the strategy is valid.
~If the students do not know how to multiply fractions, then the invert and multiply is a moot point. ]]> 2017-05-31 03:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ewollesen3/fractions/wish/174543567 ewollesen3 https://padlet.com/ewollesen3/fractions/wish/174544233 2017-05-31 03:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ewollesen3/fractions/wish/174544233 ewollesen3 https://padlet.com/ewollesen3/fractions/wish/174545240 2017-05-31 03:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ewollesen3/fractions/wish/174545240 ewollesen3 https://padlet.com/ewollesen3/fractions/wish/174744903 Another activity that I found is called "The Amazing Fraction Race". This can be used as a starter or as a mini lesson if used in small groups for discussion.
Place a fraction at the top of the paper and the students need to fill in as many different ways to write the fraction as possible. (I started an example here]]> 2017-06-01 05:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ewollesen3/fractions/wish/174744903