1. Fractions, Decimals, Percents

2. Why are Fractions hard for kids?
Pg. 206 in Teaching Student Centered Mathematics
Pg. 341 in book

3. Fraction Models Area Models Length/ Number Lines Sets
Table 15.1 on pg. 342

4. Area Models
Playground Fractions on pg. 343

5. Length Models
Fraction Strips

6. Set Models

7. Fraction Size is Relative
See Pg 347

8. Illustrate the following fractions
5 brownies shared with 2 kids
10 brownies shared with 4 kids
4 brownies shared with 8 kids
2 brownies shared with 4 kids
5 brownies shared with 3 kids
2 brownies shared with 3 kids
What does your illustration look like for each?
How can this help kids understand fractions as equal shares?

9. Problem-Based Approach to Operations of Fractions
Use contextual tasks
Explore
Estimate
Address common misconceptions
Pg 373

10. Solve the following problem using models and explaining your answer
What Makes 1/5? 
Jenn subtracted 2 fractions with different denominators and came up with a difference of 1/5.
What could the 2 fractions have been? Explain your work using pictures, numbers, and/or words.

11. Solve the following problem using models and explaining your answer
Servings of food:
How many servings of ½ in 3 containers?
How many servings of ¼ in 5 containers?
How many servings of 1/5 in 8 containers?
How many servings of 1/8 in 3¾ containers?

12. Decimals
Base Ten Blocks
Modeling
Estimating

13. Sample Problems
Pg 417