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Teaching, Learning, and Communicating about Fractions
A Fraction Activity
The fraction activity is played on the board shown in this video clip. The goal of the activity is to move all of the markers to the right
side of this board, that is, to create wholes. Play begins when a student chooses a card from the pile. Suppose the student chooses a card
that reads "8/10." The student then has to decide which markers to move; for example, the student may choose to move the "10ths marker"
to "8/10," or the student may choose to split up the "8/10" and move two markers - one to "4/10" and another to "2/5" (4/10+2/5=8/10). Subsequent
play continues with the next player picking a new card from the pile and moving markers accordingly.
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