Fractions

=Fractions= =Internet Sites= ==

**NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) Illuminations Site**
Fraction Model 1 (Numerator values 0 to 20; Denominator values 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, and 20): http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=11 Fraction Model 2 (Number and Denominator values up to 20): http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=44 Fraction Model 3 (Numerator and Denominator values up to 100): http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=45 Fraction Game (allows students to individually practice working with relationships among fractions and ways of combining fractions): http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=18

NLVM (National Library of Virtual Manipulatives)
Fraction Bars: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_203_g_1_t_1.html Fraction Naming (name the fraction shown by the shape): http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_104_g_1_t_1.html Parts of a Whole (relates parts of a whole unit to written description and fraction): http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_102_g_1_t_1.html Visualizing Fractions (illustrate a fraction, divide a shape, highlight appropriate parts): http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_103_g_1_t_1.html Percentages, Decimals, and Fractions (discover relationships): http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_160_g_1_t_1.html?open=activities Pie Chart (create an easy pie chart): http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_183_g_1_t_1.html?open=activities

Other Math Sites
Rainforest Math: Rainforest Math: Choose Grade Level: Choose Number Category: http://www.rainforestmaths.com/ Fraction Bars (show as fractions, decimals, and percents) at Arcytech: http://arcytech.org/java/fractions/fractions.html Fresh Baked Fractions at Funbrain (has levels): http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/fract/ Soccer ShootOut at Funbrain (has levels): http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/fractop/ Bowling for Fractions at Harcourt School Publishers (color the parts and fill in the fraction): http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/bowling_for_fractions/ Ordering Fraction Game at BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/activities/fractions.shtml

Lessons/Tutorials:
NCTM Tutorial on Fractions: http://illuminations.nctm.org/reflections/3-5/Fractions/index.html Cool Math for Kids Fraction Lessons: http://www.coolmath4kids.com/fractions/index.html Visual Fractions has great Tutorial that Models Fractions Using Number Lines or Circles: http://www.visualfractions.com/index.htm