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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I also taught in a low budget Adult Ed
program. I made a complete set of equivalent fraction bars for my students
using colored heavy construction paper. I had one strip that represented one
whole. It was in one color. Then, using another color I made models for ½ of
the original whole. Using a third color, I made a whole sheet of models of the
whole divided into thirds.. I continued this way for several other fractional
parts. I think I made the original templates on plain white paper and just
filled the photocopy machine with a different color for each set of the
fractions that I wanted the students to have. I cut out the strips and put the
sets, which were now a collection of many different colors representing
different fractions, in envelopes. The students used them when we talked about
the basic definition of a fraction, for ordering fractions, naming equivalent
fractions and for adding and subtracting fractions. It was definitely very
cheap and as I recall effective enough for the work we were doing. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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specialtopics-bounces@nifl.gov [mailto:specialtopics-bounces@nifl.gov] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Rose Steiner<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, September 19,
2007 6:31 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> specialtopics@nifl.gov<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [SpecialTopics 699] Re:
Components of Numeracy</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Kate (and others),</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>You mentioned </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> "we had the appropriate manipulatives for –halves,
quarters, eighths, sixteenths, thirds, sixths, twelfths, fifths, and
tenths." </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>What exactly do you consider the
appropriate manipulatives for these fractions? Are there <strong><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>inexpensive</span></font></b></strong>
ones that work well? So many of our sites in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Montana</st1:place></st1:State> have limited funds and I am sure we
are not alone.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We have used egg cartons (12 and 18 egg
size) for many of these fractions. But to do all of these, our class
would need to make some adaptations to the cartons (i.e. cover up
some of the egg slots so that are not a part of the whole, etc). </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I look forward to trying your 10 pages
with my students. ;-)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Rose Steiner</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I am enjoying this great discussion on the
special topic of numeracy...</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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