Description
The Hands-On Equations Fractions Learning System
Learn how solving for the unit fraction simplifies the learning process
This Hands-On Equations Fractions program consists of two levels encompassing a total of 12 lessons. As with the original Hands-On Equations program, students represent the fractional equation on a flat laminated scale using their game pieces and then use “legal moves” to solve the equations. Each lesson comes with a worksheet containing 8 problems.
Unique to the Hands-On Equations Fractions approach, students solve first for the unit fraction of the unknown. Hence, for example, if the blue block representing a third of the unknown y is found to have a value of 4, they can figure out that the yellow block, representing the unknown y, has a value of 12. This methodology provides students with a sense-making approach to fractional linear equations.
See a sample lesson and worksheet from Hands-On Equations Fractions.
Each level ends with an abstract solution approach which may be presented to an elementary school student as an enrichment lesson. An older students should learn the abstract solution method.
Multilingual Mama –
These are great for helping students grasp geometry concepts, fractions, algebra, division, equivalence, and math operations. The way the lessons are designed are so engaging that my middle school son did his work outside and young neighbor boys came over to explore math with him. They loved it, and so do my students.
The lessons involve using multi-sensory learning, hands-on, and they foster great discussions that are multi-standard.
Teachers, I recommend using these for small group, whole group, and centers and rotations.
I also had students make their own puzzles using these concepts behind these lessons and another balancing math equations set I have.
The lessons are easy to differentiate. Students could pre-assess to only do lessons they don’t know.
I highly recommend these for multilingual learners, gifted, gifted multilingual, many struggling learners, and everyone in between.
The conversations and lessons led to students using rigor in math problems by their own choice, no encouragement needed.
My students went home so excited that they opted to do homework and actually remembered the lessons well enough to tell their teachers and parents about the lessons.
Cathy –
Very well organized. Easy to teach, easy for students to learn. Truly a hands on approach to understanding equations.
Oscar Uscanga –
everything is good