ProudGrandma Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I just had my daughter make math flash cards...and we ran them...and to my uttermost suprise...she knew them all...when all along I thought it was this that was tripping her up because when she actually has to USE this skill, she gets all flustered. So it must be fractions....so can I just skip them for now and do other stuff...and come back later? Will I ruin something else?? Or what would you do??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 What are you using to teach math? How old is your dd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 What are you planning on skipping, exactly? We never had trouble with fractions because I started my kids on them so young. We'd find fractions in clocks, cooking, money, etc. and then I'd show the kids how they related to each other (subtraction/addition). It was/is just part of every day life at our house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 we were using MUS until the fraction book failed...then we went to MM and most of the lessons work, but the fraction just freak her out....especially the simpifing....I just want to skip over if for now and come back later...but I dont know if that is ok or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I read the other thread... She's 13, right? And you're using MM, but many people in the other thread told you to consider switching. I think it really depends on what other topics you have left. I mean, at that age, fractions, decimals, percents... for a child behind in math at that age, that's important stuff and it's all linked. But of course you can do other things and come back. I have to do that for one of my ds because when he gets frustrated, it's better to move to a different topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Once students have mastered basic operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, and proportions are the next step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 What else are you going to study that doesn't involve fractions? She can't really do decimals, percents, ratios, proportions without them involving fractions. As someone in your other thread mentioned, I would strongly recommend a tutor for a while. Someone who can 'start fresh' on her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 I looked ahead in her math sheets...next comes geometry...so that doesn't involve fractions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Personally, I don't skip things that my kids are struggling with. We push through it and go over it in a bunch of different ways until it starts to make sense. To help my son understand fractions, I related them to food (pie, pizza). That seemed to help him make sense of how 'larger' numbers actually turn out to be smaller pieces. (Would you rather have a piece of cake that was cut into 1/4 or one was cut into 1/12?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 but the fraction just freak her out....especially the simpifing....I just want to skip over if for now and come back later...but I dont know if that is ok or not.If equivalent fractions freak her out, try making the manipulatives for that out of thicker paper or cardboard paper. There are templates on the internet. Geometry does require understanding the concept of fractions when it comes to scale drawing. ETA: This pdf has the templates and instructions for teaching fractions (gov website) http://www.nsa.gov/academia/_files/collected_learning/elementary/arithmetic/exp_equiv_fractions.pdf ETA: If fractions is stressing her out and the the geometry worksheets coming up next has no fractions, I don't see any harm letting her do those first and come back to fractions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arboreal TJ Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 www,educationunboxed.com the videos on this site explain fractions so well my, very average, 3 yr old understands. My 6 yr olds are working through Miquon, the curriculum many of the vids are based on, and they are doing great with fractions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I would print/get some fraction circles and have her manipulate them that way. Also, relating anything to food works well for my daughter, as does money. Does your daughter get things like 1/4 of a dollar is a quarter? I'd start with that and see if that helped. I also wouldn't have a problem tabling a topic for a very short period, but I'd be careful to present it as "let's take a break and look at something else" rather than "this is soooooo hard." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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