tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006329516272769149.post5585550840690293730..comments2023-12-09T02:50:24.108-06:00Comments on Hodges Herald: Fly on the Wall Fractions Blog Hop Elizabeth http://www.blogger.com/profile/03631888160487689613noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006329516272769149.post-19393800463304940892015-02-22T21:23:16.529-06:002015-02-22T21:23:16.529-06:00I absolutely think that is what we should be doing...I absolutely think that is what we should be doing! Thank you for sharing that!!! <br /><br />I need to get the new edition of that book. I love it. <br /><br />Elizabeth Elizabeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/03631888160487689613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006329516272769149.post-86338696085199743572015-02-22T13:32:08.355-06:002015-02-22T13:32:08.355-06:00Love the idea of calling them a fraction greater t...Love the idea of calling them a fraction greater than one! I have to read that book!<br /><br />Tara<br /><a href="http://theelementarymathmaniac.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Math Maniac</a><br />The Math Maniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177173988483052908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006329516272769149.post-79125241648217280202015-02-21T23:09:54.122-06:002015-02-21T23:09:54.122-06:00In the new edition of Van de Walle's book Teac...In the new edition of Van de Walle's book Teaching Student Centered Mathematics, one change I noticed was an emphasis on not using the term 'improper fraction' anymore and instead calling them a 'fraction greater than 1.' Just like you said, the phrase improper fraction makes kids think there is something wrong with them. Now that I've started talking about fractions like 5/3 as a fraction greater than 1, it has made a world of difference.<br /><br />--ChristinaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686703046130975087noreply@blogger.com