Summary and Synthesis

Today in class we learned about divided fractions. The difference with today's method was that it was being taught my our classmates. They also used a different strategy to represent the model and algorithm. We learned the process of division of fractions by first looking at the algorithm form instead of model first. I believe that is way was benifical to the class because we were able to see how the numbers were divided. When moving onto the models. I struggled to understand how to represent the concept using manipluatives. Until is was shown by examples to the class I could not see it visually. I did however think that by having the students use themselves to represent the problem was a creative way to show the problem. Students are able to show different ways instead of just using one manipulative. Before I did not really understand how the manipulative can help instead instead of the algorithm, but today it made sense.