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Fraction Game: My Closest Neighbor
[Feature photo above by Jim Larrison, and antique playing cards below by Marcee Duggar, via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).] I missed out on the adventures at Twitter Math Camp, but I’m having a great time working...
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Math Game Monday: Concentration with Math Model Cards
This game lays a great foundation for your child’s understanding of multiplication and fractions. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our...
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There’s a new Math Game Monday this week. Have your kids tried it yet? This week’s game is one of my favorites for upper-elementary and middle school students, offering plenty of practice doing...
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Math Game Monday: Fraction Train with Cards
This game challenges students to think strategically about ordering fractions. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the...
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Math Game Monday: Fraction Catch
This game builds number sense with fractions on an invisible number line. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best...
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Math Game Monday: Twelve Cards
This game helps students visualize the meanings of multiplication and fractions. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the...
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Quotable: Math Connections
It turns out that the people who do well in math are those who make connections and see math as a connected subject. The people who don’t do well are people who see math as a lot of isolated methods....
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Fraction Game: My Closest Neighbor
[Feature photo above by Jim Larrison, and antique playing cards below by Marcee Duggar, via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).] I missed out on the adventures at Twitter Math Camp, but I’m having a great time working...
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Math Game Monday: Fraction Train
Upper-elementary and middle school students will master a variety of fraction concepts with this fun domino game. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience...
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Math Game Monday: Make One
This game helps students visualize and make sense of fractions, one of the most important foundational topics for success in algebra. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide...
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Quotable: Math Connections
It turns out that the people who do well in math are those who make connections and see math as a connected subject. The people who don’t do well are people who see math as a lot of isolated methods....
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Math Game Monday: Math Model War
This game helps children develop a strong foundation for understanding multiplication and fractions. Play it frequently until your students become so familiar with the pictures that they can use them...
View ArticleMemories: Improper Fractions
Homeschool Memories… My eight-year-old daughter’s first encounter with improper fractions was a bit more intense than she knew how to handle. And I hadn’t learned yet how to use the...
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Reblog: A Mathematical Trauma
Feature photo (above) by Jimmie via flickr. My 8-year-old daughter’s first encounter with improper fractions was a bit more intense than she knew how to handle. I hope you enjoy this “Throw-back...
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If Not Methods: Fraction Multiplication
This is the last post (for now, at least) in our If Not Methods series about how to help children figure out tough calculations. By the time students reach the topic of multiplying fractions, they have...
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If Not Methods: Mixed Numbers
Continuing our series on teaching the tough topics of arithmetic… Our own school math experiences led many of us to think that math is all about memorizing and following specific procedures to get...
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If Not Methods – Subtracting Fractions
We’re continuing our series of posts on how to build robust thinking skills instead of forcing our children to walk with crutches. When we say, “Use this method, follow these steps,” we teach kids to...
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If Not Methods: Dividing Fractions
As I said in an earlier post, we don’t want to give our children a method because that acts as a crutch to keep them from making sense of math. But what if our children get stumped on a tough fraction...
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Math Game Monday: Fraction Product Game
This game helps students master multiplying and dividing fractions. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for...
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How to Understand Fraction Division
photo by Scott Robinson via flickr A comment on my post Fraction Division — A Poem deserves a longer answer than I was able to type in the comment reply box. Whitecorp wrote: Incidentally, this reminds...
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