Teaching Fractions with Pattern Blocks in Grades 1 through 4
Make fractions fun and visual with pattern blocks, guided by the authors of We Didn't Learn Math This Way! Perfect for parents and educators
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- Event lasts 1 hour
Feeling overwhelmed by fractions?
Looking for a fun, hands-on tool to help your students tackle this challenging topic?
Excited to learn new ways to use manipulatives in your math classroom?
Parents & Educators, we've got you!
Learn from the experts who literally wrote the book on K–5 math education how you can harness the power of pattern blocks to teach one of the most perplexing topics in the elementary classroom: fractions.
Learning outcomes for participants include:
- Harness the power of pattern blocks to make fractions feel more friendly and fun.
- Learn how visualization can deepen students’ understanding of fractions.
- Build frameworks for using manipulatives effectively in your math classroom.
Bonus Resource FREE with your webinar ticket!
Get your hands on the resource that originally inspired this webinar topic, "Teaching Fractions with Pattern Blocks". This classroom-tested resource—written by veteran curriculum experts with decades of experience teaching & training K–5 math educators—normally sells separately, but we're including it free as a thank-you for attending the webinar!
Peggy Golden and Tricia Salerno, co-authors of We Didn't Learn Math This Way! A K–5 Guide for the Confused Adult, will walk you through how a simple yet powerful tool can take your students' understanding of fractions to the next level.
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Frequently asked questions
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Definitely. The more time you spend learning how to teach fractions, the stronger your understanding will become. You will also see how concepts that are taught in PreK and K classrooms, scaffold to help students tackle fractions once they enter 1st grade.
Absolutely. If you are a school educator, this webinar will help you understand what your students have already learned. You can better meet them where they are. If you are a parent, it will help you reflect on what your child learned, and whether there are gaps in their knowledge.
While we may briefly touch upon how other manipulatives might be useful in teaching fractions, we will be focusing mainly on pattern blocks. Our book, "We Didn't Learn Math This Way!" has an entire chapter dedicated to manipulatives however.
No worries! We understand that parents and educators have busy lives. Our webinar will be recorded and sent out to you via email in the days following. We love delivering content in this way because it allows us to serve busy people, even if you miss the big day!
Absolutely! We will have a Q&A at the end of the webinar. You can submit your questions then or pre-submit your questions via email at dreamteam@whathemath.com. If you have a question now, send it along! We will try to get back to you as soon as we can.
We are so excited to include a copy of our resource, Teaching Fractions with Pattern Blocks, with your webinar ticket. Keep your eyes on your email in the days before the webinar and we will send you the resource along with your webinar Zoom links.
Keep your eyes on your email in the days before the webinar and we will send you your webinar Zoom links.
Great question! This ultimate math guide is available for purchase either on singaporemath.com or on Amazon.com. Check out the "Event page" for this webinar to access direct links.