Summary and Synthesis

During the last few classes, we have been using manipulatives to help with the understanding of fractions. I can fully understand why we would use these in teaching fractions to our students because they still help me when I am comparing fractions. When we were doing that worksheet, it was much easier to figure the answer when we used the manipulative to work it out. I found that it was easier for me to mentally figure out the pattern blocks than it was to figure out the cuisenaire rods. That was probably so because there are less pieces in the pattern blocks and they are different shapes. I will definitely use these types of manipulatives in my class in the future.