Developing a Conceptual Understanding of Fractions Using Pattern Blocks
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Developing a Conceptual Understanding of Fractions
Using Pattern Blocks
Using Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions
Pattern blocks are a great way to develop fractional relationships.
Students can explore geometric models of fractions to discover relations between them.
The green triangle is the smallest of all the shapes.
The blue rhombus’s size or area is exactly twice that of the triangle.
The red trapezoid’s size is exactly three times that of the triangle.
The yellow hexagon is the largest of all the shapes. It’s size or area is exactly six times that of the triangle.
Using Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions
Start Out Simple
How many are in ?
How many are in ?
How many are in ?
How many are in ?
How many are in ?
Using Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions
What is the Fraction?
If = 1, = ________
If = 1, = ________
If = 1, = ________
Using Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions
Using Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions
Using Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions
Using Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions
Using Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions
Using Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions
We can also introduce the double hexagon as the unit, so that we can have fractions of 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, and 1/12
Using Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions
Using Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions
Using Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions
Using Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions
More fraction puzzles
If + = 2/5, what is 1/5?
If = 3/4, what is 1/2?
If + = 3/8, what is 3/4?
If - - = 1 1/3, what is 2/3 ?
Can You Do These?
If + = 1, what is ?
If + = 1, what is ?
If + + =1, what is + ?
If + = 1, what is ?
Fractions of a Design
What fraction of the design is blue? What fraction of the design is red? What fraction of the design is yellow? What fraction of the design is green?
Other Pattern Block questions
1) If each triangular piece costs $1.00, how much will the whole large triangle cost?
2) If the whole large triangle costs $1.00, how much will each piece cost?
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