Ratios Fold it Up: Fun Note-Taking Format

Getting started with ratios!
We pretested ratios, rates, and proportions last week, and I found mixed results in the item analysis. I was surprised to find that very few students were able to write a ratio (the pretest question was: there are 2 hamsters and 1 gerbil - write a ratio of gerbils to hamsters). It wasn't that they wrote the ratio as hamsters to gerbils rather than gerbils to hamsters....they either left it blank, or wrote something that did not resemble a ratio. So, I was glad that I had prepared a couple of Fold it Ups for them to use this week!

I think this is the first time I've used this version of Fold it Up (with the triangles folded in) this year, and a few students commented that they like this version better than others (like the one I made for Wed...bummer), because this type won't rip as easily.

This one is quick and easy to use - students just cut out the square that makes up the fold it up, and then they fold each triangular section into the center, so the words are showing. (I did have students who folded the words to the inside of the fold it up, so they couldn't see the words...watch for that:-). Then they just need to add the notes under the appropriate flaps, and they're done!

You can click the image on the left, below, to go to TPT and download the fold it up (free).

Do you have a favorite note-taking method for ratios and rates? I'd love to hear!

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Click to download...a pic of the inside is in the document.

This Fold It Up is now part of my Grade 6 Ratios Unit.