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Related Activities to Try at Home

Dear Families,

The activities below are related to the mathematics in the multiplication and division of fractions and decimals unit, Races, Arrays, and Grids. You can use the activities to enrich your child's mathematical learning experience.

Multiplying and Dividing with Fractions In this unit, students multiply and divide with fractions. Look for familiar and interesting situations that you can use as a basis for exploring these types of problems with your child. For example, when you are cooking with your child, ask questions like these:

• • This recipe calls for 3 4 3 fourths cup of flour. We are going to triple the recipe. How much flour do we need? ( 3 × 3 4 = _ ) open . 3 times , 3 fourths , equals modified under bar with

• • We have 3 cups of milk. This recipe for muffins calls for 1 4 1 fourth cup of milk, how many batches of muffins can we make? ( 3 ÷ 1 4 = _ ) open . 3 divides , 1 fourth , equals modified under bar with

• • This recipe calls for 2 cups of flour. We are going to make only 3 4 3 fourths of a recipe. How much flour do we need? ( 3 4 × 2 = _ ) open . 3 fourths , times 2 equals modified under bar with

• • This recipe calls for 3 4 3 fourths cup of milk. We are going to make only half of a recipe. How much milk do we need? ( 1 2 × 3 4 = _ ) open . 1 half , times , 3 fourths , equals modified under bar with

Encourage students to draw representations to solve these problems.

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