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Fraction Tracks Game
Fractions > Fractions as Numbers > See How It Works
Fifth graders play this game to practice working with equivalent fractions, as seen in Fraction Game on Number Lines. Included are a game board and instructions for the game, including how to...
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Fraction Strip Game: Cover Up
Fractions > Fractions as Numbers > See How It Works
A third-grade teacher uses this game to help students understand unit fractions and equivalences. Students work in pairs, following instructions to play two variations of the game. Making and Using...
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Same Parts, Different Whole: Lesson Plan and Worksheet
Fractions > Fractions Concepts > See How It Works
A fourth-grade teacher’s lesson on finding fractional parts of rectangular arrays and a group of objects requires students to compare the same fractional parts of different-size wholes. Related...
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Sharing Cookies Worksheet
Fractions > Fractions Concepts > See How It Works
As seen in Equal Sharing in Grade 1, a teacher uses the progressively more difficult sharing challenges on this worksheet to differentiate instruction. Related Files: Equal Sharing in Grade 1...
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Fractions With Cuisinaire Rods
Fractions > Fractions Concepts > See How It Works
Students use the worksheet to record their explorations of equivalent fractions using Cuisenaire Rods. Their work is shown in Representations of Part-Whole Relationships. Related Media and...
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Tasks and Question Prompts
Problem Solving > Reflect & Debrief > See How It Works
This sample question list is organized to go along with tasks in problem solving. Teachers can use this list to prepare prompts and to help students monitor and reflect during the problem-solving...
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Problems: Connecting Mathematical Ideas to Notation
Problem Solving > Problem-Solving Instruction > See How It Works
In the media piece, Connecting Mathematical Ideas to Notation, Dr. Sybilla Beckmann presents two examples of problems showing how students can connect mathematical concepts and notation. This...
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Pre-Algebra Fencing Task
Problem Solving > Problem-Solving Instruction > See How It Works
At Papillion Junior High School, seventh-grade students work in groups on a non-routine geometry problem. This sample material has a fencing task worksheet and photos of students’ presentations of...
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Fraction Problem: Part of a Part
Problem Solving > Problem-Solving Instruction > See How It Works
Grade 6 students at Patriot Elementary use several strategies to solve a real-world, part of a part problem. This sample material has the scenario and statement of the problem along with pictures...
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Using Visual Representations
Problem Solving > Problem-Solving Instruction > See How It Works
Teachers can use these examples for ideas to help students create visual representations for different types of problems.
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Frank's Problem
Problem Solving > Problem-Solving Instruction > See How It Works
Grade 6 students at Madison Elementary School use visual representations to present their solutions to Frank’s Fresh Farm Produce problem. The first page of the sample material has a statement of...
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Roll Around the Clock
Problem Solving > Problem-Solving Instruction > See How It Works
Students use a clock visual for fractions and problem solve with fraction concepts while playing Roll Around the Clock. This sample material presents instructions for the game along with a clock...
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