frACTions and mOnEY

¼, ½, ¾, 1 … the best way I know how to teach 6^th graders those fractions is by comparing it to MONEY.

 1= One Dollar = $1.00 and this also teachers where the imaginary decimal goes on whole numbers

So, ¼ = One quarter in your pocket aka $25
½ = Two quarters aka $0.50 (not an easy fraction to decimal conversion for an 11 year old)
¾= Three quarters out of a $1.00 aka 75 cents

I just wanted to share.  Have you made this connection before?!?!?!

Dinner:

Gnocchi (potato noodle things… SO good and only takes 3 minutes to cook after boil!)

We usually just mix this with a jarred tomato sauce and some spices, but today we had lots of veggies to use before vacation!
So, sauce became a yummy sauteed delight when Eric combined the following:
Hobanaro Powder
Roasted Garlic Oil
Garlic Garlic Seasoning
Red Pepper
Green Pepper
Red Onion
Asparagus
Spinach
Mushroom
Veggies were cut into large chunks (if you love them as much as we do its a good choice)
Tomato sauce

Wonderful!

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