This is going to be a quick post because I need to get ready for church and then I have a busy day planned out!
I always start out my fraction unit by reading The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Fraction Book by: Jerry Pallotta. It is a great overview of compring and ordering fractions, simplifying fractions, and equivalent fractions. I always pass out a Hershey's candy bar and when I am done reading I put the different pages of the book up on the document camera and we use the candy bar as a manipulative. The students love this activity and they can't wait to eat the candy bar at the end :)
I love teaching math with food and this is one of my favorites - although the M & M's one is pretty yummy too!
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Thanks for the fun book suggestion!
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First Grade Buddies
This is one of my faves, but our school no longer allows us to give candy to the kids!:( I used to pass out the real deal when it was allowed, but I can always make paper candy, ha!
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Thanks for sharing! The others in the series are wonderful as well...
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I love using this book with my kids too. Anytime they get to work with something they can later eat excites them!
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Chocolate with math?? Count me in! Yum!!
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Mrs. Laffin's Laughings
I love doing Hershey math!! So fun (and of course, it keeps their attention if you tell them they can't eat it unless they pay attention and work the problems!)
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Amanda
Collaboration Cuties
I use this book in my 4th grade classroom as well. It is always a big hit. By the way, I am glad you stopped by my blog today. I enjoy finding other 4th grade blogs.
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