FRIC AND FRAC: DECIMALS AND FRACTIONS TOGETHER

Presented by Cassandra WillisTitle I Instructional Specialist, Mathematics

Sonja Branch WilsonTitle I Math Teacher

Westover Hills Elementary SchoolWednesday, October 10, 2012

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DATA TELLS IT ALL

SPBQ 3rd GradeCompare fractions using models and symbols-41%Compare two fractions represented by models-58%Add two proper fractions using pictorial models – 52%

DATA TELLS IT ALLSPBQ 4th GradeIdentify a list of decimals ordered least to greatest -38%Identify equivlaent fractions, given a model – 65%Identify list of fractions ordered least to greatest – 44%Determine equivalent fraction and decimal number using models – 50%Compare two decimals – 55%Solve multistep problem with fractions – 27%

DATA TELLS IT ALL

SPBQ 4th GradeFind the difference of a whole number and a decimal

- 59%Find the difference of two fractions with unlike denominators - 55%

DATA TELLS IT ALL

SPBQ 5th GradeSolve multistep problems involving decimals - 44%Solve single-step problems involving mixed numbers 57%Solve single-step problems involving mixed numbers 49%

MISCONCEPTIONS AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR DIRECT TEACHING

Part/part vs. part/whole Equal parts? Understanding the Whole Confuse decimal and fraction notation Compare decimal numbers as if they

were whole numbers Confuse fraction understanding and

decimal fractions

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PROBLEM SOLVING What type of problems? Why use problem solving?

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