Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Fraction Frenzy

I have a small pizza to share with my best friend!  She wants 2/4 of the pizza, and I want 1/2 of the pizza. Doesn't half of the pizza sound like a lot?  I am really hungry!  She thinks 2/4 will fill us up.  What are we going to do?  Which is more: 1/2 or 2/4?  Or, are they equal?  I think it's time to compare fractions! 
Check out these websites for comparing equivalent fractions by holding your cursor over the website & simply click!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/memory_equivalent1.htm
http://www.mathplayground.com/Triplets/Triplets.html
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/melvins-make-match/
http://www.kidsolr.com/math/fractions.html
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?id=11

Sunday, December 30, 2012

New Year

There have been many "firsts" during our FIRST half of the school year!  What a great experience we ALL have had~ especially for me as a new teacher.  I have learned so much through your kiddos & through my teaching experiences during 2012; and, I hope 2013 continues to bring many lessons to help me grow as a teacher.  Do you have any New Year's resolutions? I do~ one is to update our blog regularly!  Let's make the remainder of our year together as good, if not better, than our first half!  Happy Learning!