Fractions & Decimals

Fraction Models

Resource on fraction models

Area Model

partition wholes into equal areas
fractions are represented as parts of an area or region.
useful manipulatives include rectangular, or circular fraction sets, pattern blocks, geoboards and tangrams.
compare fractions by reasoning about their size

Linear Model

lengths are compared instead of areas (e.g., 3/4 of an inch).
either number lines are drawn and subdivided or physical materials are compared on the basis of length.
useful manipulatives include cuisenaire rods, fraction strips, number lines and trains built from different colored unifix cubes.

Equivalent Fractions

Equivalent Fractions Using Models

Set Model

- the whole is understood to be a set of objects, and subsets of the whole make up fractional parts (e.g. 1/2 of the class, 1/4 of a set of buttons, 1/3 of a tray of muffins).
- useful manipulatives include two-color counters, centimeter cubes, or any set of objects that can be counted (e.g. a bag of marbles).

Interactive Games

Modeling Fractions

Partition Shapes

Model Fraction Split

Identify Fractions

Identify Fractions

Fractions Splat

Comparing Fractions

Compare Fractions - Same Denominator

Compare Fractions - Same Numerator

Comparing Like Denominators

Equivalent Fractions

Equivalent Fraction Bingo

Fractions Greater than One

Fractions Greater than One

Conversion between Mixed Numbers and Fractions

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Adding Mixed Numbers with Models

Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Models

Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers

Multiply Fraction by Whole Number

Multiply Unit Fractions by a Whole

Resources from: Supporting Students Who Struggle in Mathematics

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