Students use candy bars, beef jerky, and brownies to represent different fractions. Students also use colored multi-link cubes or blocks to illustrate the same representations of fractions. Students work with a partner to create diagrams...

Engage young mathematicians in learning about fractions with this cross-curricular math and music lesson. After listening to and repeating different beat patterns, children realize that musical notes are just another way of representing...

Fifth graders practice using the English measuring system by creating fractions.  In this parts of a whole activity, 5th graders combine math key bars to simulate small parts of a bigger item.  Students combine the pieces to...