{"id":1420,"date":"2009-07-13T18:19:02","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T23:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1420"},"modified":"2009-07-13T18:19:02","modified_gmt":"2009-07-13T23:19:02","slug":"4th-grade-fractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/07\/13\/4th-grade-fractions\/","title":{"rendered":"4th Grade Fractions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Included below are many fun ways to interact and learn fractions with students.<\/p>\n

4.2 The student will;
\na.)compare and order fractions and mixed numbers,
\nb.)represent equivalent fractions<\/p>\n

Books <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0Fraction Fun<\/a>\u00a0– written by David Adler and illustrated by Nancy Tobin this book is a great way to get kids interested in learning fractions. \u00a0It is simply put for students to easy understand the basic fraction concepts. \u00a0Pizza pie is used in the book to demonstrate fractions and that is easy for students to relate to. \u00a0Also found in this book are ways use coins to help with fractions.<\/li>\n
  2. Apple Fractions<\/a>\u00a0– written by Jerry Pallotta and illustrated by Rob Bolster this book works with apples in a variety of ways to help students with learning of fractions. \u00a0Students are shown by elves how to divide the different apples into halves, thirds, and so forth. Readers are also able to learn about different apples as well.<\/li>\n
  3. <\/a>Working Fraction<\/a>s\u00a0– written by David A. Adler and illustrated by Edward Miller – This book uses clear language that is familiar to children about to explain different concepts related to fractions. \u00a0It touches on why 1\/12th is bigger than 1\/15th, which can be difficult for students to grasp.<\/li>\n
  4. Full House<\/a>\u00a0– \u00a0written by Dayle Ann Dodds and illustrated by Abby Carter – This is a narrative of Miss Strawberry’s Inn and how she has different guest come and in serving them she is using fractions to do so.<\/li>\n
  5. Hershey’s<\/a>\u00a0– written by Jerry Pallotta and illustrated by Rob Bolster – The Hershey’s book is a great way to go over fractions with students. \u00a0Being that Hershey bars are made up of 12 small rectangles it is easy to divide many different ways. \u00a0Demonstrating with a Hershey bar would be even better because the children would love to have samples of their fractions later!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Websites<\/p>\n

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    1. \u00a0Equivalent Fraction Finder<\/a>\u00a0is a very helpful site for helping students learn which fractions are equivalent. \u00a0 A score is kept of how many equivalent fractions the students are able to find correct or incorrectly. \u00a0It has simple explanations of how to complete it and students should find it very helpful.<\/li>\n
    2. Fraction Tutorial<\/a>\u00a0is a great site that answers questions students may have about what fractions are. \u00a0On here they have examples of reducing fractions, comparing fractions, and many more concepts dealing with fractions.<\/li>\n
    3. The game\u00a0Who Wants Pizza<\/a>\u00a0is a great tool for students to make fractions. They are given rectangles and told to make different fractions into each one.<\/li>\n
    4. Comparing Fractions<\/a>\u00a0is a site that helps students learn which students are equivalent and ones that are not. \u00a0Boxes are given with fractions below and the students are able to type in their answers and check their work.<\/li>\n
    5. Fraction to Number Line<\/a>\u00a0is a great site for students to use when conquering fractions. \u00a0Here they click on a number line to match different fractions. \u00a0The site is very helpful at being sort of hands on. \u00a0Even though it is an online activity the students are able to really see fractions at work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Additional Resources<\/p>\n

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      1. \u00a0Balloon Pop Fractions<\/a>\u00a0is a fun site for kids to learn which fractions are greater and which is the lesser. \u00a0Here they click on the balloons in order from least to greatest to make it pop. \u00a0Students are able to have fun and learn fractions at the same time.<\/li>\n
      2. Matching Fractions<\/a>\u00a0is a great game where students are being timed to match the different fractions with their equivalent counterparts. \u00a0It is not only a great teaching tool for fractions, but it is also at helping students with making the most out of a little bit of time.<\/li>\n
      3. The Apple<\/a>\u00a0has many different things for teachers and students to use with fractions. \u00a0A few of the things you can find here are articles, lesson plans, and quizzes. \u00a0It covers a range of topics and has a clear understanding of everything you may need to know about fractions and much more!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        \u00a0 Included below are many fun ways to interact and learn fractions with students. 4.2 The student will; a.)compare and order fractions and mixed numbers, b.)represent equivalent fractions Books \u00a0Fraction Fun\u00a0– written by David Adler and illustrated by Nancy Tobin … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4424,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,984,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-math","category-summermath","category-teaching"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4424"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1420\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}