Curated by @NatBanting. Triggering rational discussions. Tweet your ideas / inspirations or submit through the site. #fractiontalks
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27 Aug 2018
The new FractionTalks.com is here!
-Images organized into 6 galleries for easier viewing.
-Click images to enlarge for classroom use.
-Suggestions to get started under “How to”.
-See how others have used #FractionTalks under “In the classroom”.
-Easier to submit YOUR work!
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14 Sep 2024
Looks like @FractionTalks was offline for a bit after some site updates.
All good now (it seems)
fractiontalks.com
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13 Dec 2022
I’ve added the learning journal to guide students as they capture their learning.
@pgliljedahl @MathforLove @MrValencia24 @KirstDy @davidporas @davidpetro314 @pamseda1 @FractionTalks @BurdessAlicia @mic_epstein @shskaercher @d_martin05 @Trianglemancsd
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30 Nov 2022
Hey #onted friends, I've added Ontario curriculum expectations across grades 1-3, 4-6 and 7-8. Please share with anyone who might find this useful :) docs.google.com/presentation…
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14 Nov 2023
How many ways can you show one quarter? Gr 7 Ss @LeslieThomasSch used a fraction square to shade 1/4 as many different ways as they could. One question that led to lots of rich conversations. #HRCEMath @FractionTalks
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14 Aug 2023
cc. @FractionTalks
Loads more images and ideas for classroom prompts at fractiontalks.com
#MTBoS #iteachmath
19 May 2023
A neat puzzle-
1. Shade any 2 sections
2. What fraction of the square is shaded?
3. What other fractions are possible? Impossible?
This puzzle kicked off discussions at an online Maths Teacher Circles session.
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5 Jul 2023
I’m using this one today in my summer school class, @BerkeleyEverett! It’s a perfect progression from the @FractionTalks we used on Monday (shown below).
5 Jul 2023
ALT A square divided in half. Half is divided in half again. And again, and one of those is colored blue. The pattern continues and a smaller section is also colored pink.
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5 Jul 2023
I do love having kids create!
I will also say that I tend to use this as a number talk/@FractionTalks pretty early on in the Gr 4 fraction work, and it really brings out some important ideas around unit fractions and equivalence. But a different purpose than your original tweet!
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20 May 2023
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Hundreds of options where that came from.
19 May 2023
A neat puzzle-
1. Shade any 2 sections
2. What fraction of the square is shaded?
3. What other fractions are possible? Impossible?
This puzzle kicked off discussions at an online Maths Teacher Circles session.
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25 Apr 2023
Looking up at this roof...
Could be another image to ask
How many?
#unitchat
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25 Apr 2023
Looks like a natural @FractionTalks image to me
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1 Apr 2023
@FractionTalks is literally my next stop after the physical tangrams. So great for reasoning! ...and yes, some students want a strategy that works every time. I like hearing all strategies and comparing, noticing, generalizing...😍
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25 Mar 2023
How can we create rich mathematical activity by playing with constraints? Join @natbanting at #SUM23 as he shows us how to design and use problems that open doors to deep mathematical understanding. 🚪🔑
Register today at smts.ca/sum-conference/
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3 Mar 2023
You can use any other blocks you want, as long as your triangle includes those three.
Incidentally, these blocks are on a pretty great sale on Amazon right now!
amazon.com/Math-Love-Upscale…
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3 Mar 2023
Here's an interesting #UpscalePB challenge I just stumbled across:
what's the minimum number of blocks it takes to make a triangle using all three sizes of triangle block?
Here's a polypad version of the problem
@MathigonOrg #iteachmath #mtbos
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26 Feb 2023
Question(s) for the #fractiontalks community:
When you started using the images, what big questions did you have?
What do you know now that would help someone starting out?
What “pro-tips” do you have to share?
#MTBoS #iteachmath #fractiontalk
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Kids walk in…together, we complete the first row…visibly random groups and kids are off building… we ask for the “how muchness” of each shape…with some timely hints, we pushed from early skip counting (2’s, 5’s) to groups of (eg, 9 groups of 5). @pgliljedahl @FractionTalks
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11 Feb 2023
Plenty of these (plus some teacher tips) where @alicekeeler found this: fractiontalks.com or @FractionTalks
#Mtbos #iteachmath
2 Jan 2023
What fraction of the square is shaded? What is your strategy? How did you figure it out?
Try this Google Jamboard template: jamboard.google.com/d/1hLJeV…
#googleEDU
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What fraction of the square is shaded? What is your strategy? How did you figure it out?
Try this Google Jamboard template: jamboard.google.com/d/1hLJeV…
#googleEDU
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