Dividing+Fractions

Dividing Fractions

- "paper" manipulative that can be used for operations with fractions and mixed numbers. - I print this four to a page (print page 1,1,1,1) to show understanding of what dividing fractions "looks like" - examples i've used with the division mat. Powerpoint for dividing fractions and mixed numbers. I use the powerpoint after I teach dividing fractions using a paper version of fraction bars above this. This year I stopped the powerpoint just before the mixed numbers part to use the exploration below... - Uses fraction bars and helps students develop rules for dividing mixed numbers based on prior knowledge.
 * [[file:reciprocal.mpg]]- this is a little video made of my daughter that I use to help student to remember "don't divide, multiply by the reciprocal!". This has to be "linked" to the powerpoint the first time the powerpoint is run after it's saved...you're welcome to make your own version!

-Dividing a mixed number/fraction by a whole number constructed response problem