Echidnas+class

Since coming back from LAND i have changed my thinking in terms of how we do things in our class. We have been playing games and a lot of hands on activities to try and get across the idea of fractions. Students created their own fraction brick wall, cut out other fractions and then made up equations using common denominators, played the coloured in fraction dice game and found more equivalent and simplified fractions.

Some of my weaker students now think they are Albert Einstein after dreading fractions.

When i find my class camera i will post some photos up and information.

Andrew

5/5/09

Students played a game on decimals using a 10x10 grid (1 whole) went through and coloured in parts of the whole they rolled on the dice trying to get close to a magical decimal number. When students got close they stopped, wrote down the decimal e.g. 0.78 then wrote the decimal down in written form, as a percentage and a fraction. Once again students looked hesitant but now understand the tenths and hundredths. Next step is to go onto the number cards, that we had at LAND, and use that with a decimal point.

Actually in a meeting as i update this... naughty, naughty!