Regardless of how many times I review these concepts, every year students have a hard time understanding equivalent fractions, mixed numbers to improper fractions, and comparing/ordering fractions. This year is no different. So, I thought I would create a blog post that can assist students at home.
Here are some review videos I retrieved from the Khan Academy. This is a great place to find videos demonstrating various academic concepts. On this website there are explanation for basic math all the way up to complicated calculus. SAVE THE KHAN ACADEMY WEBSITE TO YOUR BOOKMARKS or FAVORITES!
This first video is just explaining fractions. To review, I always like to start with what's simple.
This second video is explaining equivalent fractions. The quality isn't the greatest but it is still a great resource.
This video is explaining how to change improper to mixed numbers. I think some students are still unclear with division and not knowing multiplication facts isn't helping either. So, please review multiplication facts whenever possible (i.e. car rides or waiting rooms)
The last video attempts to explain fractions and comparing/ordering them by value. How much are they worth? Which is the largest and which is smallest? In this video, Mr. Kahn explains how to find a common denominator, which makes it easy to just pay attention to the fraction with the largest numerator.
This last video helps to explain simplest form for students also. I have been discussing simplest form because we were discussing how to also reduce a fraction using division. Watch the following video on comparing fractions and finding a fractions simplest form.
Hopefully, these videos will help to further explain how to conquer these skills. Flex your brain! Learn! Practice! Grow!
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