{"id":3330,"date":"2010-12-02T15:59:14","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T20:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/3330"},"modified":"2010-12-02T15:59:14","modified_gmt":"2010-12-02T20:59:14","slug":"instructional-resource-set-online-component","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2010\/12\/02\/instructional-resource-set-online-component\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Fractions in 3rd Grade"},"content":{"rendered":"

The topic chosen is Fractions, built with a 3rd<\/sup> grade class in mind. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Text Annotations <\/strong><\/p>\n

Full House: An Invitation to Fractions<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Dayle Ann Dodds (Author),\u00a0Abby Carter\u00a0(Illustrator)<\/p>\n

A fun introduction to fractions, good for reading to younger students, with lots of repetition so students can join in with the text.\u00a0 A story about a woman running an inn, which teaches about fractions in how she divides the rooms and desert for her guests.<\/p>\n

Polar bear math : learning about fractions from Klondike and Snow<\/a> by Ann Whitehead and Cindy Bickel.<\/em><\/p>\n

Polar Bear Math follows two cubs, Klondike and Snow, who grow up in the Denver Zoo, all the while using their lives as material for lessons about fractions. For every page of story about the bear cubs there is a page containing a math lesson.\u00a0 The lessons, vary from simple fraction, numerators and denominators, and comparing births. A lot of the lessons deal with the polar bear's growth rates, and mixing their formula with milk.<\/p>\n

Apple fractions<\/a> by Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Rob Bolster.<\/p>\n

Apple fractions is a book that takes the time honored tradition of teaching with fractions and uses something as healthy as an apple instead of m&ms or jolly ranchers.\u00a0 In the book, a group of elves show the readers how to divide apples into halves, thirds, fourths, etc.\u00a0 At the same time, it teaches about different types of apples (golden delicious, granny smith, and so on).\u00a0 The book is better served as an introduction to fractions than anything, as it will be too simple for higher level fraction users.<\/p>\n

Funny & fabulous fraction stories : 30 reproducible math tales and problems to reinforce important fraction skills<\/a> by Dan Greenberg.<\/p>\n

Funny and Fabulous Fraction Stories is a great book for, as the subtitle says, reinforcing fraction skills.\u00a0 Each page has a humorous introduction followed by either word problems or simple equations. Much of the book is a built as a workbook, but the contents can be used for students working with fractions for the first time as well as older students who need review and enrichment.<\/p>\n

Hershey’s milk chocolate bar fractions book<\/a> by Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Robert Bolster.<\/p>\n

A good book for not only introducing fractions, but also for dealing with addition and subtraction.\u00a0 It is good for beginners, but can also be easily adapted for use with older children by including mixed numbers, writing fractions in
\nsimplest form, and even decimals\/percentages.\u00a0 And in case chocolate bars are too much candy or are melting, the book includes a cutout for manipulation.<\/p>\n

Websites<\/strong><\/p>\n

Concentration <\/a>– A game of memory, for one or two players, where you have to match different depictions of numbers.\u00a0 There are different levels to choose from, one of which is fractions.\u00a0 Match numbers, shapes, fractions, or multiplication facts to equivalent representations. The game can be used to practice facts by using the clear pane mode, or for an added challenge, play the game with the windows closed.<\/p>\n

Melvin's Make a Match<\/a> – A game of matching visual fraction models with their numerical counterparts.\u00a0 The player chooses two potion bottles and Melvin the wizard lets them know if they got it right or not.\u00a0\u00a0 There is a hint button that guides students how to play, instead of giving them clues about the right answer.<\/p>\n

Pizza Party<\/a> – A 10 question, single player online multiple choice game that uses the classic "pizza pie" model for visualizing fractions.\u00a0 Even though it is likely that this model is not the best for representing fractions, it is still ubiquitously used in the class as well as SOL tests.\u00a0 So this game is a good review for visualizing fractions that<\/p>\n

FunBrain.com's Soccer Shootout<\/a> – A two player, competitive fraction quiz based on taking "shots on goal" by solving fraction addition and subtraction problems with like and unlike numerators and denominators.\u00a0 The answers given need to be reduced to the simplest possible fraction or the answer is marked as incorrect.<\/p>\n

Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fraction Webquest<\/a> – \u00a0Created by Kim Daniels, Julia Johnson, and Caitlin Haney<\/p>\n

A webquest that invites students to act as mayor of a small town, helping the citizens solve their problems using fractions.\u00a0 There are 4 specific tasks in the webquest, which would be best done over two or three days.<\/p>\n

Fractions – SMARTboard Activity<\/a> by N. Dickson.\u00a0 A 12 page SMART Notebook Lesson that contains various types of fraction practice for beginning learners of fractions (grades 1-3).\u00a0\u00a0 Requires SMARTboard and corresponding software.<\/p>\n

Equivalent Fractions Video<\/a> – a short (3:41) video lesson discussing equivalent fractions.\u00a0 Requires Audio.\u00a0 A great resource for review, or makeup (for instance if a student is absent when equivalent fractions are introduced).<\/p>\n

Fractions PowerPoint <\/a>– by Lucy Rodriguez – A 13 page powerpoint lesson that explains fractions using various models (including fraction strips, number lines, etc.\u00a0 Also contains links to different activities.\u00a0 Note – There are, among other things, two fraction powerpoints on the link below.\u00a0 Choose the one by Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

Fractions Basics Proper Improper Mixed Math Learning Upgrade<\/a> –<\/p>\n

A cute, short (1:35) video that goes with an equally cute reggae song about fractions, which teaches about numerators, denominators, and the difference between Proper and Improper Fractions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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