Fractions, Fractions, and More Fractions!

Fractions are such an important part of math. Nurturing the understanding of fractions takes time and practice. This is a concept that will help for future math and without deep understanding, students are left feeling confused. We are taking time to explore, manipulate, draw, develop theories and ideas, and understand how fractions work in a variety of styles. The number line is an important tool for understanding fractions. Learning about benchmarks and how they help us have an understanding of the location of a fraction is explored a lot in 3rd grade.

Here is an article that talks about Fraction Sense. It is a helpful tool to understanding the importance of fractions.

Here are some photos of students working hard to learn about fractions! It is so great to see lightbulbs going on!