This presentation was delivered district-wide in Cobb County, GA. It focused on informing staff about a new program that was purchased from the math department, and included ways teachers can use fraction manipulatives to increase student achievement in mathematics instruction

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A Little Bit About Me
 This will be my 11th year teaching
 I began my teaching career in Annapolis, MD teaching 3rd grade in an inner city
school.
 From there my family and I moved around a little bit until we called Georgia home.
 I taught 1st and 3rd grade in Richmond, VA.
 We then moved to Stoughton, Massachusetts where I taught 2nd grade.
 Finally we moved to Georgia where I spent 4 years at King Springs
Elementary before transferring to Powers Ferry last year to be closer to my
home.

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Hands-on Learning With Fractions
Today’s Objectives-
1. We are going to discuss the new resource Hands-
On Standards Common Core Fractions
2. We will also discuss ways to teach
fractions hands-on with
manipulatives that you should
be receiving
3. We will also learn fantastic
resources you can use to help
you teach fractions successfully

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What You Have in Front of You
 Note page
 Common Core Standards Vs. Georgia Standards of Excellence
 Glossary of Manipulatives
 A selection of fraction activities from K-5 Math Resources

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Opening Activity- Let’s Take a Poll
 Use your SMARTPHONES and follow the directions on the Poll slide!
Question- In what ways do you already use manipulatives when you teach your
fractions unit?
*Try to be brief and tell us what manipulatives you use!

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Why Hands-On Learning?
 Here is a short video that explains a little bit about why using those hands-on
activities in your classroom is so beneficial to student success.

8. • The lessons are aligned with Common Core State Standards, which
as you know, Georgia is no longer using. However, our fractions
standards with the Georgia Performance Standards of Excellence
are similar. **In your packet you will see the comparison of both
CCSS and GPSE**
• The hands-on lessons in this book were created with differentiation
in mind.
• Each lesson will list all materials and resources that you will need,
and will have vocabulary, a warm-up, skill practice, guided practice,
remediation, independent practice,
enrichment, and assessments.
Hands-On Standards, Common Core Fractions
Grade 3- Walk Through
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9. Out With the Old, in With the New
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10. • Each unit in this Hands-On Standards, Common Core Fractions
book includes Game Play suggestions, and at least one Fractions
ExplorAction lab.
• This lab will give students an opportunity to explore a topic further
Walking Through a Lesson Continued
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11. Walkthrough The Lessons
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12. Walkthrough The Lessons
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13. Glossary of Manipulatives
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* Geoboard- This is a plastic square that has two sides. One side has a 5x5-pin grid, while the other side has a circle
with a 12-pin circumference. Students use rubber bands to create form geometric shapes. The geoboard can be used
to teach symmetry, geometric shapes, congruency, partitioning, area, and perimeter.
* Cuisenaire Rods- This set has 10 rods of different colors. Each color corresponds to a different length. These rods
allow students to explore math concepts. You can use them to teach addition, patterning, multiplication, division,
fractions and decimals, as well as data analysis.
* Deluxe Rainbow Fraction Circles- This set has 9 color-coded plastic circles. Each color represents a different
fraction from one whole circle to halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eights, tenths, and twelfths. You can use these
circles to explore fractions, equivalent fractions, and more.
Fraction Towers- These cubes will snap together to show students fractions as well as decimals and more higher level
math concepts. These towers can be used to show the fractional parts of halves all the way up to twelfths. You can
also use them for equivalent fractions.
Fraction Number Lines- These are double-sided number lines that can be paired with the Fraction Towers.
Dual-Scale Ruler- These rulers have both inches and centimeters.

14. • Howard County Public Schools Math Wiki
– https://grade3commoncoremath.wikispaces.hcpss.org/home
Resources to Teach Fractions
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15. • K-5 Math Teaching Resources
– http://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/3rd-grade-number-
activities.html
**It has been rumored that this
cite is going to start charging
for the materials, so I
recommend printing activities
now.
Resources to Teach Fractions
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16. • Cobb County Math on Blackboard Learn
– Sign into Blackboard Learn from the Cobb County website
Resources to Teach Fractions
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17. • Virtual Manipulatives (iPad App)
– I use this app to virtually teach fractions (especially great for equivalent
fractions)
Resources to Teach Fractions
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18.  Interactive cites for kids
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/fractions.html
Resources to Teach Fractions
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19.  Resources designed to be used on the interactive white board (great for
modeling new fraction concepts)
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=24
Resources to Teach Fractions
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20. 1. Think- We already got together earlier with our opening poll thinking about how
we already use manipulatives in our fractions lessons. Now, I challenge you to
think about how either the Fraction Resource Book you will receive and the
resources that you already know of or learned today, and think about how you
can add more hands-on learning in your classroom.
2. Pair- Get together in groups of 3-4 people and discuss any ideas that you may
have in ways you can teach your students using a more hands-on approach. I
will give you some paper to jot your ideas down.
3. Share- We will take a few minutes to share some of your ideas. Before you
leave please write down your Cobb County email, and I will create a folder of all
the ideas from all three sessions and I will share them with you!
Closing Think, Pair, Share
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21. Thank you so much!
I wish you all GOOD LUCK this
school year!

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