As I have mentioned in previous posts, students have been working hard to understand fractions in our classroom. When it finally clicked for many of us was when we started using the tangram shapes. We found that 6 triangles are equal to one hexagon. Three rhombuses and two trapezoids are also equal to one hexagon. We also learned that we can combine these different shapes to make the hexagon. We did this by playing a game called Fraction Cookies. Which I am sure you all saw come home a month or so ago. Students would roll a die that had different fractions on each side. The fraction that they landed on was how much they would put on their hexagon cookie. After rolling a couple times, students would try to adjust their fractions by using the least amount of fractional pieces. Once the cookie was filled though, they were not allowed to add any more pieces. The student who used the least amount of pieces in the end was the winner. Below is Devon's explanation for his placement of fractions on his hexagon cookie.
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