Ep 161: Comparing Fractions Pt 1

What if your students could think and reason about the relative sizes of fractions? In this episode Pam and Kim think about where fractions go on clotheslines to show how you can help your students compare fractions without a memorized procedure.
Talking points:

• A podcast listener shares her perspective of mathematics as a student
• Clothesline Math examples using fractions and percents
• Connecting fractions and percents
• Generalizing about comparing fractions using reasoning
• Help students clarify the meaning of numerators and denominators

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