Rational Number Project
Students will be learning fractions through hands on activities and inquiry based learning. They will use fraction circles, paper strips, and counters (for a collection of a set fractions) to support their explorations of learning fractions.
Things to do with your child at home:
Things to do with your child at home:
- encourage your child to order fractions least to greatest such as
1/2 , 1/8 , 1/4 - write equal sharing word problems like:
4 children want to share 18 candy bars. How much will each child get if they share the candy bars equally? - write a collection of a set problems like:
There are 8 animals at the petting zoo. 3 are goats, 4 are sheep, and 1 is a chicken. What fraction of the animals are goats? What fraction are sheep?