Writing Fractions
From Montessori Album
| Writing Fractions | |
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| Math - Fractions | |
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| Level | Primary Elementary |
| Age | 5.5+ |
| Prerequisites | Introduction to the Fraction Insets |
| Materials | ten metal fraction insets pencil slips of paper tray or clipboard |
This activity teaches the child how fractions are written.
Presentation
Writing Fractions
- "Today I'm going to show you how to write fractions."
- "First we draw a line across like this."
- "The number on the bottom tells us how many pieces the shape was broken into. This part of the fraction is called the denominator."
- "This tells us we are talking about the circle broken into four pieces."
- Show other examples of this.
- "The number on the top tells us how many fourths we are talking about. This part of the fraction is called the numerator."
- Take out one fourth. "This is one fourth."
Show other examples in which the numerator is 1. - Show examples in which the numerator is larger than 1.
Fractions with Pre-Printed Labels
- Set up the fraction frames at a mat. Bring the container of fractions labels and select all of those that have a numerator of 1.
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Points of Interest
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
- Free fraction worksheets are available to print from WorksheetFun.com
Material
Make Your Own
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| Printable Fraction Slips |
Where to Buy
Prices and links checked: 23 January 2022
| Writing Fractions | |
|---|---|
| Store | Price |
| Adena metal |
$93.99 |
| Alison's metal |
$175.00 |
| Alison's wooden, "premium quality" |
$200.00 |
| Bruins | $320.00 |
| Bruins metal |
$93.00 |
| E & O metal |
$129.60 |
| Hello Wood acrylic |
$192.00 |
| Nienhuis | $279.60 |
| Thinkamajigs metal, includes stands |
$139.95 |
| Kid Advance metal |
$69.99 |
| Montessori Concepts metal with stand |
$80.00 |
| Montessori Concepts metal |
$54.00 |
| Montessori Outlet wooden, no stand |
$53.95 |
| Affordable Montessori (metal) |
$129.00 |
| Alison's (metal) |
$175.00 |
| Stands for Fraction Insets | |
|---|---|
| Store | Price |
| Kid Advance | $27.99 |
| Montessori Outlet | $29.95 |
| Nienhuis | $60.05 |
| Montessori Concepts metal |
$30.00 |
Further Reading
- Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-fives by David Gettman, page 181
- Teaching Montessori in the Home: The School Years by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 84-85
