Take Action with Fractions

Fractions can be a hard subject for many students. It's a hard concept to understand after learning whole numbers, but there are MANY manipulative's and game's that could help students understand the concept! Check out all of these manipulative's on fractions on this website! There are many games out there too for the students. It is easy to research and find games for the kids to either play during class time or to take home! Fractions are something kids shouldn't be afraid of and they are simple if you teach them correctly!

The basic formula that show a fraction is numerators, which are on the top, and denominators, which are on the bottom of the fraction. A very simple way to demonstrate fractions and the make up of them is through showing them a song! I found this on and I think it is fantastic! It shows little tricks to remember which number should go on the bottom and it shows how fractions are set up! I think this song is great and fun way to show the students and have them learn from fractions!

One way that students really relate to fractions is relating them to real life examples, such as food or money. Food is very relateable. It lets the children realize how fractions work. Just like the photo to the side, you can see how food can be cut up to show fractions. Another way you could demonstrate fractions would be to use the students as an example, you could group them in fours or more and have them split up to show the classroom how it could be a fraction.

Students will catch on quickly to fractions if there is an adequate amount of time spent on learning them. It is crucial for teachers to take their time and make sure every student has the hang of them by showing them fun and easy ways to learn fractions!

Place Value

Well, today I decided to blog about the topic of PLACE VALUE. As adults and readers, you might think place value is an easy concept to grasp. But, just as learning to read and write, children must learn place value as well! There are many different ways to go about teaching students place value. You could use manipulatives, worksheets, fun videos or games, and things along those lines! To start off, here is a place value chart that you might use while teaching children place value with manipulatives.

Using manipulatives is a VERY easy way to tech children. You could use things such as base-ten blocks. If you don't know what those are, here's the link! Although base ten blocks are mainly used for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, I think it is good to introduce them to students at a very young age so they get familiar with them as they learn throughout the years!

Another way to teach students about place value is worksheets! This is the classic and somewhat boring way to learn but it is also very effective! To throw some fun things in there you could show fun videos or let students play some games based on place value for them to learn while they think they are watching TV or playing a game! Check out some videos and games here! Place Value Song , Place Value Squirrels, Football Place Value , Place Value Racing .

Overall, teaching place value is relatively easy because of all the tools you can work with! You could use manipulatives, worksheets, and videos or games to assist you in your specific teaching method!