http://www.math-lessons.ca/blog/2009/04/25/teaching-fractions-%e2%80%93-tenths-and-hundredths-can-be-daunting/ Tips for Teaching Elementary Math Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:04:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3205 http://www.math-lessons.ca/blog/2009/04/25/teaching-fractions-%e2%80%93-tenths-and-hundredths-can-be-daunting/comment-page-1/#comment-47355 Steve Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:57:37 +0000 http://www.math-lessons.ca/blog/?p=166#comment-47355 my oldest is 2 1/2, but he is beginning to grasp the idea of fractions using pizza! I'll say, "there are eight pieces, and you can have 1 of the 8, or one eighth". Then I'll say "1/8, 2/8, 3/8" - he'll follow the progression and say 4/8. But then he'll say please pizza! lesson over.... but it is a good learning tool. my oldest is 2 1/2, but he is beginning to grasp the idea of fractions using pizza! I’ll say, “there are eight pieces, and you can have 1 of the 8, or one eighth”. Then I’ll say “1/8, 2/8, 3/8″ – he’ll follow the progression and say 4/8. But then he’ll say please pizza! lesson over…. but it is a good learning tool.

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