Comments on: Fraction Operations Question Stack Activity

By: Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)

Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove) — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:02:41 +0000

In reply to Unknown. Groups get the bag of cards. They lay them out and form the stack as they work through the problems. They do have to agree before moving on. I saw my students coaching the struggling students before moving on. It was awesome to watch!

By: Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)

Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove) — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:01:02 +0000

In reply to Nancy in Indiana. If there are unique answers, I could definitely see this working! Kids love the self-checking aspect of it. I do, too!

By: Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)

Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove) — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:00:16 +0000

In reply to Adina.

Thanks for the motivation to do a post about this: https://mathequalslove.net/fraction-review-foldable/

By: Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)

Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove) — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 23:59:54 +0000

In reply to Unknown.

I just did a post about this: https://mathequalslove.net/fraction-review-foldable/

By: Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)

Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove) — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 23:59:02 +0000

In reply to Robert. My students took about 30 minutes to work through the 10 problems. They kept stopping to reteach certain concepts to group mates before moving on, so it took longer than i expected. But, it was worth it!

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 03:40:07 +0000

I used this in a college class today, and it went over really well! The interesting thing is that I had one class with ~24 students working in groups of 3-4, and another class of 9, working in groups of 2-3. The smaller class was much slower at the exercise, and I wondered if it had anything to do with the group size. How long does it take your students to work out the 10 problems?

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:38:20 +0000

Yes, I too would like to know how you explain fractions so that it is understood so well.

By: Adina

Adina — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:26:40 +0000

I'm curious. How *do* you explain fractions to your students?

By: Nancy in Indiana

Nancy in Indiana — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:59:55 +0000

This has happened to me more than once, too!

I love self-checking activities that allow students to work at their own pace. Have to see if I can adapt it for German…

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 03:55:41 +0000

Do you give the stacks to small groups of kids? Do all students have to agree on an answer to move on? Sounds like a great activity. Thanks for all the great ideas!