Fabulous Fractions
Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and Fun
Chapter One
The Magic Of
Fractions
The world is full of fractions. If there weren't any fractions, you couldn't
have half of your friend's cookie, or leave one-third of your spinach on
your plate, or eat one-eighth of a pizza. What if your father sent you to the
market to pick up a few groceries? On the list he might write:
1/4 pound of American cheese
3/4 pound of ham
1/2 gallon of milk
half a dozen eggs
one loaf of bread
If there weren't any fractions, you'd have to get either a whole of everything
or nothing. Neither of these options would make your dad very happy.
What are fractions? "Fractions" are just another way to write numbers.
Fractions show that a number is part of a set. For example, if you ate one
slice of pizza out of an eight-slice pie, you can show that in a fraction by saying
that you ate one-eighth (1/8) of the pizza. The word fraction means "part
of a whole," from the L ... read full excerpt from Fabulous Fractions: Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and Fun ebook
