Students have such a hard time conceptualizing operations with fractions. I've spent a lot of years developing fraction lessons and activities to use with my students. The best way I've found to get them to understand dividing by fractions is this simple statement "How many _____ are in _____?" Once the blanks are filled in a representation can be developed.
I created a PowerPoint to use with my classes that takes them step by step through the concept of dividing by fractions. This is one section of the PowerPoint. In the downloaded version the parts of each slide are presented one at a time. I used it on a digital board and students were able to come up and draw out their representations.
The full PowerPoint version includes an introduction to using "How many _____ are in ____?" with 2 whole numbers, dividing whole numbers by fractions, and dividing fractions by fractions. It also uses a couple word problems. You can find the full version by clicking on this link to my TpT page.
Free Stuff! Use this student sheet with the PowerPoint presentation to practice fraction division.
Free Stuff! Use this student sheet with the PowerPoint presentation to practice fraction division.
concept_of_dividing_fractions.pdf |
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