Tetris with fractions

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Mathigon has a wonderful new application. It’s like Tetris, but you have to know the factor of each shape in order to rotate it into position.Entertaining and educational, helps to solidify their knowledge on fractions.

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How much do teachers know about fractions

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Well, SPOILERALERT, not much or at least not enough. See the report by Copur-Gencturk, Y. Teachers’ conceptual understanding of fraction operations: results from a national sample of elementary school teachers.

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Games are so important and fun

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Sarah Carter shares one of her favorite games via twitter and her website mathequalslove.net She highlights the game Left Center Right that she got from the dollar store. Just to make the point here that manipulatives do not have to be expensive to be worthwhile and effective.

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Dyscalculia Headlines in the top of the Dyscalculia blogs

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We received an email from Anuj Agarwal that our Dyscalculia Headlines blog is one of the top dyscalculia blogs on the internet according to feedspot.

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YES manipulatives help when you teach math

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For those who were still not convinced about the effectivity of using manipulatives when teaching math, here is a robust overview study that proofs it all.

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