Fraction Talks
@FractionTalks
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Curated by @NatBanting. Triggering rational discussions. Tweet your ideas / inspirations or submit through the site. #fractiontalks
Joined January 2016
The new is here!. -Images organized into 6 galleries for easier viewing. -Click images to enlarge for classroom use. -Suggestions to get started under “How to”. -See how others have used #FractionTalks under “In the classroom”. -Easier to submit YOUR work!.
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RT @NatBanting: Looks like @FractionTalks was offline for a bit after some site updates. All good now (it seems).
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RT @JRappaport27: I’ve added the learning journal to guide students as they capture their learning. @pgliljedahl @MathforLove @MrValencia24….
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RT @ESwinemer: How many ways can you show one quarter? Gr 7 Ss @LeslieThomasSch used a fraction square to shade 1/4 as many different ways….
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RT @NatBanting: cc. @FractionTalks . Loads more images and ideas for classroom prompts at . #MTBoS #iteachmath.
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RT @MathManfre: I’m using this one today in my summer school class, @BerkeleyEverett! It’s a perfect progression from the @FractionTalks we….
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RT @jennalaib: @fawnpnguyen @BerkeleyEverett @Simon_Gregg I do love having kids create!. I will also say that I tend to use this as a numbe….
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RT @joann_sandford: @MarieMcMB @FractionTalks is literally my next stop after the physical tangrams. So great for reasoning! . and yes,….
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RT @SMTSca: How can we create rich mathematical activity by playing with constraints? Join @natbanting at #SUM23 as he shows us how to desi….
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RT @MathforLove: You can use any other blocks you want, as long as your triangle includes those three. Incidentally, these blocks are on a….
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RT @MathforLove: Here's an interesting #UpscalePB challenge I just stumbled across: . what's the minimum number of blocks it takes to make….
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Question(s) for the #fractiontalks community:. When you started using the images, what big questions did you have?. What do you know now that would help someone starting out?. What “pro-tips” do you have to share?. #MTBoS #iteachmath #fractiontalk.
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Kids walk in…together, we complete the first row…visibly random groups and kids are off building… we ask for the “how muchness” of each shape…with some timely hints, we pushed from early skip counting (2’s, 5’s) to groups of (eg, 9 groups of 5). @pgliljedahl @FractionTalks
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RT @NatBanting: Plenty of these (plus some teacher tips) where @alicekeeler found this: or @FractionTalks . #Mtbos….
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