Changes

This is the outline that will be fleshed out in Turtle Art.

This is the outline that will be fleshed out in Turtle Art.

* Cut a pie in pieces, and color some of the pieces, as Tony did. That gives the basic idea of a fraction. Point out that when you cut a pie in, say, 8 pieces, you are doing 1 divided by 1/8.

* Cut a pie in pieces, and color some of the pieces, as Tony did. That gives the basic idea of a fraction. Point out that when you cut a pie in, say, 5 pieces, you are doing 1 divided by 1/5.

 

* Cut more than one pie in the same number of pieces each. This lets us talk about "improper" fractions and mixed fractions (integer plus fraction), and converting between them. We can also introduce rational numbers at some stage of child development.

* Cut more than one pie in the same number of pieces each. This lets us talk about "improper" fractions and mixed fractions (integer plus fraction), and converting between them. We can also introduce rational numbers at some stage of child development.