Teaching fractions?

Question

how can i help a 10 yr old with her fractions?

Answer 1

you should definitely use fraction manipulatives!  part of understanding them is SEEING how they actually work.  fraction bars are great.  you should also check out websites dealing with fractions.  there are a lot of really cool fraction games out there that kids actually like to play.  good luck!

http://www.gamequarium.com/fractions.htm...

http://www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill...

Answer 2

Well you could use manipulatives and props but honestly I think practice makes perfect so the props aren't going to help her solve the problems all that well. I think just getting common denominators is the hardest part so just give her lists of pairs of fractions and tell her to get the denominators the same for each pair. Thats the hardest part. And just practice practice practice. One class I was in, they had a worksheet every day throughout the whole year that they would do in the beginning of class and take it home if they didn't finish. It was multiple choice and usually it was on fractions. By the end of the year, most of the kids were saying it was easy. But fractions are hard! Good luck!

Answer 3

When my grandson was younger (now l2)  he baked cookies with me. Measuring flour, cracking eggs etc--quite a mess.

Sometimes (intentionally) I would "hide" the full cup measuring cup and explain how to get a full cup of whatever ingredient (usually flour) using the part cups--quarter, half, third etc.

Also with the spices--cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg--things that are measured with measuring spoons, he soon learned that

4 "little spoons" made l "medium spoon" and 3 "medium spoons" made l "large spoon".

He learned  basic fractions this way and at the end we had a few  fresh-baked cookies for snacks and school lunches.

Since I have to travel three hours to spend time with my grandchildren, and I do not drive, then I also enjoyed the time spent with him one on one baking the cookies.

Don't bake cookies anymore; cookie baking reserved for my grandson's individual time together with me.

Something visual certainly helps some kids. Otherwise, find something that has a "reward" for doing the math. Making up learning experiences that are practical also makes learning fun no matter what the technical subject matter happens to be. Look around you, there are lots of learning opportunities in everyday activities.

Answer 4

I always reference money (tenths, fifths, quarters) and pizza (eighths, quarters, halves).  They provide the physical example that the kids can follow.