Leverton Math Studio

Working with fractions doesn’t just have to be about working through worksheets or drawing pie charts. Lego provides all sorts of fun ways to understand fractions: equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting fractions, and even just representing specific fractions with whatever Lego pieces you have kicking around in your house.

Does anything involving fractions make you feel fractious? Understandable. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Using everyday items we can approach mathematical questions involving fractions in a easy-to-understand and relatable way.

From Grammerly.com: “Fractious means quarrelsome, difficult to control, irritable, hard to handle. Usually, the word fractious is applied to children who are out of sorts ... Interestingly, the word fractious is derived from the word fraction. An obsolete meaning of the word fraction is discord, fighting, quarrelsomeness. This definition of the word fraction is preserved in the word fractious.”

Which fraction of photos of Winnie show both his eyes facing forwards? (Note shameless use of my cat in order to catch your attention).