Writing Division and Coefficients as Fractions
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Grades 6–8 Math · Teaching handout
Writing Division and Coefficients as Fractions
Teaches writing a ÷ b as the fraction a/b in algebra, with a whole expression over the bar, and writing a coefficient as a fraction, not a decimal, such as 1/2 x for 0.5x.
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- Grades
- Grades 6–8
- Pages
- 1
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Included, for Try it together
- Printing
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What is on a handout
- The big idea: the rule, in a few short sentences.
- Watch me: worked examples, each with why it changes as it does.
- Watch out: the mistakes children often make, struck through beside the right answer.
- Try it together: a few items or problems to do as a class, with an answer key.
- On your own: the practice sheet that comes next.
How to teach with it
- Have children read a/b aloud as "a divided by b" and 0.5x as "half of x" before they write it. Saying it first shows why the whole top goes over the bar.
- Read the big idea aloud, then work through Watch me together, saying why each one changes.
- Ask the class to find the mistake in each Watch out before you show the answer.
- Do Try it together as a class, check it with the answer key, then hand out the practice sheet.
Practice worksheets
After the handout, in this order: the main practice sheet first, then more practice, then quick checks.
