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Roddick, Cheryl; Silvas-Centeno, Christina – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2007
This article describes the process of design and implementation of a hands-on unit on fractions in the sixth grade. The fraction unit, taught by a classroom teacher with the aid of a university professor, uses pattern blocks to help students develop conceptual understanding of fractions. Student misunderstandings and outcomes are presented, as…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Hands on Science