We compared different forms of fractions to see what they had in common to help us develop the understanding of dividing groups of items or one item into equal parts. The kids then created play food out of play dough and divided them into fractions. We got into a conversation about how the top number of a fraction talks about the part and the bottom number means the total equal parts.
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May 2015
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