The holiday season is approaching and I am again humbled and appreciative of the love and support of Math Coach’s Corner followers! Your comments inspire and encourage me, lift my spirits on a down day, and totally validate my faith in the great teaching that is going on in classrooms around the world! I have met such wonderful people through this little blog, and it has grown beyond my wildest dreams! As my way of saying thank you, I offer you this holiday-themed freebie for equivalent fractions.
My 5th-grade teachers and I were reviewing last year’s released STAAR test (our Texas state test) in preparation for our fractions unit, and we felt that the wording used might have thrown the kiddos off a little. I wanted to make an activity that would familiarize the students with various representations for fractions.
The game features four different representations for fractions:
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- Pictorial
- Symbols
- “Out of a total of _______ parts, ________ are shaded”
- “_______ of the _______ parts are shaded”
What are you waiting for? Click here to grab your holiday freebie! 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this, and so much more!
So cute! That wording is a bit strange… It will be good to expose them to it before the big test!
Tara
The Math Maniac
Thanks for sharing this!
A Teaspoon of Teaching
Thanks for sharing this great activity! I created math talk cards to accompany this as I believe it helps students, especially when they are working with a partner. The math talk cards are simply: My fraction card shows _____ and the equivalent fraction is ______.
I know the fractions are equivalent because __________.
Again thanks for all of your ideas!
Carol
Great idea, Carol! I love math talk cards, too. They really help facilitate good math discussions.
Thank you for sharing this! It is exactly what I was looking for to add a little fun to my lesson.
Thanks for sharing this.
This looks great but I can’t seem to access it. Any suggestions?
Thanks for letting me know! I’ve updated the link now, so please try again.