I like many people struggled with fractions my whole life that is until now. Fractions have long been a source of frustration for student young and old. However I believe that learning fractions with manipulatives or games both on the computer and off the computer can help especially young students to quicker grasp the concept of fractions. Fraction bars are a great visual tool to help students understand equivalent fractions.
Using real life items such as pizza, cookies, cake, bread, or pie are a great way learn that even though the slices are not the equal in size they still make a whole.
Here is a great lesson for teaching equivalent fractions:
As you can see there are many ways to teach kids fractions visually. Here are some more websites with fraction games:
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