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Welcome to week 3 of our book study on  Beyond Pizzas and Pies .  For more information this summer's book studies,  check out this post .  If you need more convincing about how much this book has to offer, check out  this short introduction video ! I can't believe we are over half way done this book!  I feel like it is a fairly quick read yet I have some great information to take back to the classroom with me in the fall. The posting schedule for Beyond Pizzas & Pies (all Wednesdays) June 10th Chapters 1&2 June 17th Chapters 3&4 June 24th Chapters 5&6 July 1st Chapters 7&8 Chapter 5: Is 1/2 Always Greater Than 1/3?  "Our research suggests that many students did not understand that, within a context, the size of the wholes must be determined before comparing fractional quantities."  This quote from chapter 5 really sums up what I have seen over and over again with students and teachers. When I learned about fractions in elementa...

Welcome to week 2 of our book study on  Beyond Pizzas and Pies .  For more information this summer's book studies,  check out this post .  If you need more convincing about how much this book has to offer, check out  this short introduction video ! I am so excited that you are joining me on this journey to learn more about teaching fractions.  I know many folks are participating by following along.  Even if you are not caught up on the reading, please feel free to comment and share your own experiences with teaching fractions. The posting schedule for Beyond Pizzas & Pies (all Wednesdays) June 10th Chapters 1&2 June 17th Chapters 3&4 June 24th Chapters 5&6 July 1st Chapters 7&8 Chapter 3: Understanding Equivalency I love the opening scenario in this chapter.  Kids following a procedure that their teacher taught them without any real understanding of the concept or context is so common in our current mathematics instruction. ...

Welcome to week 1 of our book study on Beyond Pizzas and Pies .  For more information this summer's book studies, check out this post .  If you need more convincing about how much this book has to offer, check out this short introduction video ! I am so excited that you are joining me on this journey to learn more about teaching fractions.  My go to book for fraction teaching for the last few years has been A Focus on Fractions .  I learned so much from that book but realized that I haven't read anything on fractions in quite some time so this summer I am making fractions a priority! The posting schedule for Beyond Pizzas & Pies (all Wednesdays) June 10th Chapters 1&2 June 17th Chapters 3&4 June 24th Chapters 5&6 July 1st Chapters 7&8 Chapter 1: The Problem With Partitioning: It's Not Just About Counting the Pieces The title of this chapter really sums up this issue.  Over and over again, kids are exposed to problems that show equally partiti...