Most work with fractions should be done with fraction charts. Although “pies” are often used to represent fractions, comparing fractions with them is difficult. Are we comparing the areas, the angles, or the arcs? With pie representations, showing fractions greater than one is also difficult.
To be successful with more advanced fractions, children must be thoroughly familiar with multiplication and division of whole numbers. This background is needed to simplify a fraction to lowest terms and to find a lowest common denominator.
Generally, the games should be played in the order given. Do not be in a hurry to play the next game. Frequently go back to games already learned; the children will often play them from a new perspective.
