May 2010, Vol. 16, Issue 9
Fractions and the funky cookie
Aimee Ellington, Joy Whitenack
A mathematics specialist has great success using a
pattern-block configuration to help a small group of fifth graders understand
that fractional parts of a whole unit must be equal in size. That’s just the
way the funky cookie crumbles.
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