Teaching Fractions Using LEGO(R) Bricks

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Author: Shirley Disseler
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Teaching Fractions Using LEGO(R) Bricks by Disseler, Shirley

Teaching Fractions Using LEGO(R) Bricks

$42.33

Teaching Fractions Using LEGO(R) Bricks

$42.33
Author: Shirley Disseler
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Please note: A newer edition of this book entitled Basic Fractions Using LEGO(R) Bricks is now available on Amazon. In Teaching Fractions Using LEGO(R) Bricks, Dr. Shirley Disseler has developed activities that work to help students learn the basics of fractions, using a common toy available in most classrooms and homes-LEGO(R) bricks Many students struggle with learning fractions. Teachers struggle, too, in finding ways to teach the concepts. LEGO(R) bricks help students learn the mathematical concepts through modeling. In this book, the hands-on activities using LEGO(R) bricks help students learn how to: - recognize fractions- use the vocabulary of fractions- define a whole and represent parts of different sized wholes- add and subtract with like and unlike denominators- represent and understand mixed numbers and find equivalent fractions The book starts with the most basic concepts and focuses on a specific topic in each chapter. Most students learn these concepts between grades 2 - 6. Using LEGO(R) bricks to model math provides a universal language. Children everywhere recognize this manipulative. It's fun to learn when you're using LEGO(R) bricks Praise for Teaching Fractions Using LEGO(R) Bricks "The visual models helped my students see and understand how equivalent fractions really work. The activities are super easy to follow and make learning operations with fractions fun for both the students and the teacher "-Jamie Piatt, 5th grade teacher, Hurley Elementary School, Salisbury, NC

Author: Shirley Disseler
Publisher: Brigantine Media
Published: 03/08/2016
Pages: 52
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.14d
ISBN: 9781938406560

About the Author
Dr. Shirley Disseler is Associate Professor at High Point University and Chair of the Department of Elementary and Middle Grades Education, and the STEM Coordinator for the BA to MEd Program. She has over 25 years of educational experience, from elementary school teaching through higher education, including gifted education and exceptional children. Disseler works as a Master Trainer for LEGO(R) Education, and has been instrumental in the development and testing of the LEGO(R) Education products LearnToLearn, MoreToMath, and WeDo 2.0 developed in Billund, Denmark. She serves on the LEGO(R) Education Ambassadors Panel and is the trainer for the High Point University Teacher Academy for LEGO(R) Education. Disseler is the author of Strategies and Activities for Common Core Math, Parts 1 & 2, and conducts research on engagement and creativity in mathematics classrooms. She offers consulting in manipulative mathematics, active learning, classroom management, and learning with LEGO(R) bricks.


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