1. Engaging Activities for the
Exploration of Fraction, Ratio,
Decimal and Percent Values
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2. As you enter...
Consider the following (individually or with neighbors):
1.How do your currently teach:
– Fractions?
– Decimals?
– Percents?
– Ratios?
– Proportions?
1.Is there much variety?
2.What kind of assessment do you use when
teaching each of these topics?

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5. Domino Activity
• Domino activity
3
=
4
• What is the
NUMERATO
• What is the DENOMINATOR?
R?

6. Domino Activity
• Domino activity
3
=
4
• Proper or Improper?
PROPER

7. Can Be Read As:
• Three fourths
3 •
•
Three out of 4
Three to four (3:4)
4 •
•
Three divided by four
Three quarters

8. Domino Activity
What learning styles (or multiple
intelligences) does this activity employ?
•Visual
•Tactile
•Kinesthetic (perhaps)
•Auditory (perhaps)
•Artistic (M.I.)

9. What fraction of the circles are
dark blue?

10. Fraction Memory Game
• Match the visual and numeric
representation.
• Let’s play 
What learning styles have been used in this
activity?

11. More Practice
• Fraction Pizzas
• Measuring Cups
• Fraction Bars
• Cuisenaire Rods

12. Group Fraction Activities
• Directions
• Let’s play...again! 

13. Group Fraction Activities
• What are the benefits and disadvantages
to using these activities (strategies) in your
classroom?
• How could student performance be
assessed while using these kinds of
activities?
What learning styles have been used in this
activity?

14. Making Connections
3
• Fraction
4
= ? •
•
•
Ratio/Proportion
Decimal
Percent

15. Benchmarks
Fraction Ratio/ Decimal Percent
Proportion
½ 1:2, 1 to 2, 1 ÷ 2 = .5 50%
½
⅓ 1:3, 1 to 3, 1 ÷ 3 = .33 33 ⅓ %
1/3
¼ 1:4, 1 to 4, 1 ÷ 4 = .25 25%
¼
1/5 1:5, 1 to 5, 1 ÷ 5 = .2 20%
1/5

16. Percent and Ratio Memory Game
• Let’s play...yet, again! 

17. Percent and Ratio Memory Game
What are the benefits and disadvantages to
using these activities (strategies) in your
classroom?
What learning styles have been used in this
activity?

18. Hats off to Fractions:
What fraction of these hats are blue?
What is the ratio of the hats you would
choose to wear to hats you would not
choose to wear?
What percentage of these hats are
“sporting” hats?

19. • What fraction of the shapes are red?
• What fraction of the circles are green?
• What is the ratio of red circles to all the
circles?
• What is the ratio of green squares to red
squares?
• What percent of the shapes are circles?

20. Fraction, Ratio/Proportion, Decimal,
Percent Games
• Directions
• Let’s play...one last time! 

21. Group Fraction Activities
• What are the benefits and disadvantages
to using these activities (strategies) in your
classroom?
• How could student performance be
assessed while using these kinds of
activities?
What learning styles have been used in this
activity?

22. Related Resources
The following workshop resources may be
helpful.
•Multiple Representations of Understanding
through Digital Media
•Multiple Representations of Language Arts
Understanding

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