Classroom Fraction, Decimal Percent Number Line
Do your middle school math students need reinforcement of fraction, decimal, percent equivalences? Every year, my math students needed extra reinforcement of the most common equivalences. So, a few years ago, I made a number line with common decimals between 0 and 1 as the main number line. I added the equivalent fractions above the decimals and the equivalent percentages below them. I keep this number line above the whiteboard all year long (except during state testing, of course!) in the hopes that by the time we get to this unit, some of these equivalences may have stuck in some students' brains:-) Does it work? I think it does...for some. However, for too many math students, I think it might be invisible until it can help them with their homework, lol. The nice thing is that once students do realize the number line can help them, I notice them looking at it quite often. Even after the unit is "over," they continue to use this number line as a resource.
New Fraction, Decimal, Percent Number Lines
On my snow day the other day, I decided to make a smaller version of the number line for the students to keep as a resource in their math binders (I added the fraction 2/3 to the student version...missed it on the larger one). I've also created smaller number lines for the students to use as bookmarks - in the math books or in the books they read for pleasure! This give them super easy access to these equivalences:-)
How do you help your students master fraction, decimal, percent conversions?
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Do your middle school math students like playing math games as much as my 6th-graders do??
If so, they might like playing "Go Fish" to help practice identifying equivalent fractions. This is a great game for 4th or 5th grade math as well, and the fraction cards are handy for other activities, like fraction war!) Playing Go Fish The cards used for this math game are sets of equivalent fractions, so when they play, your math students need to determine whether they have the fraction that's equivalent to the fraction students are "fishing" for. For example, if a student asks for a particular fraction, like 4/6, the other students have to determine whether any of their cards are equivalent to 4/6. Game Instructions: 1. Students play in groups of 3 or 4. 2. Each student is dealt 5 - 7 cards, and the rest of the deck is placed face down. 3. Player asks another player for a fraction that's equivalent to one in their own hand. If the other player has an equivalent fraction, they give it to the 'asker' and the 'asker' goes again. If they do not, the 'asker' must choose from the pile, and a new player gets to 'go fish.' 4. Once a player has 4 equivalent fraction cards in their hand, they put them down on the playing surface. 5. Play continues until all cards have been used. The winner is the player with the most sets of equivalent fractions. Notes From Playing the Game in My Math Classes When we played the other day, the students had a great time and did a really good job. In the first class, I didn't require students to write down the lowest terms of the fractions in their hands, so it took some of them a little longer to re-reduce their fractions when another player asked for a certain fraction. These students commented that the game really made them think and that it was good when someone made a mistake, because they were able to recognize that a mistake had been made! Good thinkers!  Click to see the cards on TPT
I required later classes reduce their fractions and record them on notebook paper (hiding their answers from the other players!), and it definitely helped them to play the game more smoothly.
Overall, a successful game! What are your favorite math games? 
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