tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post5361669462965412294..comments2023-10-07T09:26:02.868-07:00Comments on Exit 10A: Building TowersJoe Schwartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304083254248927187noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post-7486916810203324852014-03-06T02:52:14.757-08:002014-03-06T02:52:14.757-08:00Thanks Max. We find fractions to be the most prob...Thanks Max. We find fractions to be the most problematic of all the concepts we teach, and are always looking for different approaches, strategies, and activities. I will take look at the games and give them a go. And thanks also for all your work at The Math Forum.Joe Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304083254248927187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post-91854425466139603442014-03-05T08:30:55.430-08:002014-03-05T08:30:55.430-08:00Joe, I've had that exact same feeling of happi...Joe, I've had that exact same feeling of happiness lately, seeing number lines and fraction blocks or strips together. It seems like such a powerful way to make sense of mixed numbers, adding fractions, and more. Really brings the idea of building fractions from unit fractions AND fractions as points on the number line to life together.<br /><br />I've been playing around with games that take advantage of this representation here: http://mathforum.org/blogs/max/games-with-fraction-strips-and-fraction-cards/. I'd be curious if any of them are interesting to you/your students. I'm also going to link to this blog post from there.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />MaxMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935784635103701185noreply@blogger.com