Extending Fraction Understanding Part 1: Foundations of Decimals Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Sara Delano Moore, Ph. D., Director of Mathematics and Science at ETA hand2mind Sponsored by Join our community Implementing Common Core Standards in Math www.edweb.net/math Tweet today at #edwebchat

An iPad® Strategy Game for Fractions Skills Practice I also wanted to share a fun fractions resource that ETA hand2mind recently launched. The VersaMate app for iPad is a fun strategy game that can be used for skills practice. It’s great for small groups, individual practice, or even as a recommendation to parents for extra help for their students.   VersaMate is a free download that comes with 2 sample fractions activities. Additional modules can be unlocked with an additional in-app purchase. Learn more about this app at hand2mind.com/versamate or download it directly through the app store! An iPad® Strategy Game for Fractions Skills Practice hand2mind.com/versamate

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Extending Fraction Understanding Part 1: Foundations of Decimals Sara Delano Moore, Ph.D. Director of Mathematics & Science ETA hand2mind smoore@hand2mind.com

Extending Fraction Understanding February Foundation of Decimals March Decimal Operations April Ratio and Proportion May Foundation of Fractions in Primary Grades

Early Experiences with Decimals What are early experiences with decimals? Money Place Value Fractions (tenths, hundredths)

Money Dollars and cents What does a proportional model allow? Is the model proportional? What does a proportional model allow?

Patterning in Place Value What patterns do we see as we move left from the decimal point? Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc Can these patterns be extended to the right of the decimal point?

Fractions over 10 or 100 How do we connect various forms of notation? 0.1 10

Coming in March: Decimal Operations Questions? Comments? Coming in March: Decimal Operations

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