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Websites for helping with fractions

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maggiethecat · 31/03/2010 11:50

Dd is doing them in yr 2 atm and I would like to do a bit at home with her. Any good resources online?

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Lizwah · 31/03/2010 15:09

Hi,

Try

www.mathsisfun.com

and

www.coolmath4kids.com

I'm a maths teacher so if you need any more info let me know!

Liz

Lizwah · 31/03/2010 15:10

Just figured out how to make links work! I'm not and IT teacher! LOL

www.mathsisfun.com

www.coolmath4kids.com

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maggiethecat · 31/03/2010 15:40

many thanks - will have a look

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Feenie · 31/03/2010 16:23

Here

Magic Potions

Ngfl Cymru

Spring flowers

Halves

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maggiethecat · 31/03/2010 16:40

just had a look at all of the sites - good stuff. especially liked Ngfl Cymru.

hopefully she won't get in a strop as often happens with us

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Feenie · 31/03/2010 16:54
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swater · 10/04/2010 01:49

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Feenie · 10/04/2010 10:38

Hmmm - all four of your posts made today promote this software, swater; you don't work for them, by any chance?

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maggiethecat · 10/04/2010 14:57

Don't need any fancy software - the sites recommended by others so far have all been useful and she seems to have grasped the concept very well. We also practise while slicing pizzas, fruit etc just to make it more fun (eating, that is )

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IWasThatEasterBunny · 10/04/2010 22:59

I had a purple moment with fractions!!

To introduce them, I give the children a mental maths test. They colour how many eighths they scored in a circle divided into eighths. I then call up children who scored different fractions of the whole (including 8/8) and we discuss this - some notice that 4/8=1/2, which allows for the more able children to progress. From this, we start fractions work, making clear that the line means 'out of'.

I then do a mental maths test with 10 questions (and a circle divided into 10ths), then we move on to 12ths. Then we start talking about fractions, folding paper, looking at fractions of numbers.

Maybe you could do this at home - get a circle divided into 8 and then get your child to see how many times he can throw a piece of paper in the bin. Colour in the result - talk about the fraction. Try again. get a different fraction. Make sure he knows the 'whole' is the total number of throws. - just an example - I'm sure you can think of more.

mrz · 11/04/2010 08:19

maggiethecat I always used Dairy lea triangles for sixths

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maggiethecat · 11/04/2010 23:49

chocolate bars must be the favourite!

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