Hands-on materials are perfect for introducing fraction concepts. Whether the child is a preschooler or elementary-age student, hands-on activities make fraction concepts much easier to understand. Every Star Is Different has some fabulous Montessori fraction printables, giving hands-on activities that are perfect for preschool through elementary!
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I’ve loved all the materials I’ve used from Every Star Is Different.
Here are the Fabulous Fraction Materials Available from Every Star Is Different:
Montessori-Inspired Intro to Fractions Printable Pack!
The Montessori-Inspired Intro to Fractions Printable Pack was published in August 2019. My then-5½-year-old granddaughter, Zoey, is shown at that time using some materials from that pack. The Montessori-Inspired Intro to Fractions Printable Pack works well for preschool through early elementary.
Montessori-inspired Intro to Fractions Printable Pack Table of Contents
- Fraction Number Tickets and Strips
- Fraction Cards
- Red Fraction Circles 1-10
- Fraction Circle Outlines 1-10
- Fraction Word Match Up Strips
- Color in Fraction Cards with Circles and Numbers
- Color in Fraction Cards with Circles and Words
- Red Rectangle Fraction Nomenclature Cards 1-10
- Red Rectangle Fraction Clip Cards 1-10
- Equal or Not Equal Parts Red Fraction Clip Cards
Montessori Shelf with Fractions Books and Printables
I often like to make a mini unit to feature a concept or theme. I prepared a Montessori shelf with some fractions books and printables from the Montessori-Inspired Intro to Fractions Pack. I kept these two books from when my now-adult kids were little: Eating Fractions and Gator Pie.
I love the concept of using food to illustrate fractions, as it’s done in Eating Fractions. The hairstyles look dated, but you can get the book reasonably priced as a used book. Gator Pie is so much fun! It isn’t a Montessori-style book, but it’s a silly, super-fun way to introduce fractions through alligators trying to find a way to split a chocolate marshmallow pie.
Working with Montessori Fraction Printables
After reading the books, Zoey worked with some of the printables from the Intro to Fractions Pack. First, she used the red fraction circles I’d printed out on thick photo paper (our version of the Montessori fraction materials). I like using the printables because I don’t have space on my shelves for the metal fraction circles with stands, and they’re not a Montessori material I consider essential to own for home use (although there are a variety of wonderful Montessori-friendly fraction materials that don’t take up much space).
The printables are compact enough that I could fit them into a Montessori card display box (see shelf above). Zoey matched the sizes of the fraction pieces to sort out the pieces for each circle before putting each fraction circle together. Then she matched red rectangle fraction nomenclature cards to the completed circles. There are many ways you could use these two printables from the pack. This is just a way that worked well for us.
Working with Equal or Not Equal Parts Clip Cards
Zoey also worked with the equal or not equal parts clip cards. This was a great activity for recognizing symmetry and parts that are equal or unequal.
On another day, Zoey will work with coloring in fraction circles (shown in the middle of the shelf above). I’ll let her choose which markers or colored pencils she’d like to use. Letting her choose how she wants to design each part of her cards is half the fun!
There are still many more printables and options for using them in the Intro to Fractions Printable Pack alone.
Fractions: Equivalence Clip Cards Printable Pack
- Introduces equivalent fractions.
- Teaches greater than and less than concepts when working with fractions.
- Provides hands on practice when paired with Montessori fraction circles.
This photo shows an activity using just two fraction printables from Every Star Is Different. The printable fraction circles are from the Montessori-inspired Intro to Fractions Printable Pack, and the clip cards are from the Fractions: Equivalence Clip Cards Printable Pack. (Note: I don’t own the metal fraction circles for home use. They wouldn’t fit in my shelf space, so I use these printable fraction circles.) The book is the fun DK Amazing Visual Math.⠀
Fractions: Reduction Clip Cards Printable Pack
- Isolates the concept of reducing fractions to help students master skill before applying it to fraction operations.
- Provides a new way to practice multiplication and division facts
- Includes multiple reduction possibilities for every fraction up to 9/10.
Fractions: Improper and Mixed Number Clip Cards Printable Pack
- Helps students identify improper fractions while completing fraction work.
- Isolates the process of turning improper fractions into mixed numbers without the worry of other steps to solve the problem, in order to ensure mastery of the concept.
- Provides practice with and without reduction of the final answer.
Fractions: Addition Clip Cards Printable Pack
- Starts with the most basic concepts when adding fractions and progresses to the most difficult problems.
- Includes practice finding the common denominator in a variety of ways.
- Facilitates the transition from concrete to abstract.
Fractions: Subtraction Clip Cards Printable Pack
- Works hand in hand with the Addition Clip Cards Printable Pack.
- Includes practice finding the common denominator in variety of ways.
- Presents four different steps to mastery of subtraction in fractions.
Fractions: Multiplication Clip Cards Printable Pack
- Includes multiplying two fractions, one fraction by a whole number, and a whole number by a fraction.
- Provides more work with improper fractions, mixed numbers, and reduction.
- Builds upon knowledge of multiplication facts.
Fractions: Division Clip Cards Printable Pack
- Works hand in hand with the Multiplication Clip Cards Printable Pack.
- Includes dividing two fractions, one fraction by a whole number, and a whole number by a fraction.
- Provides more work with improper fractions, mixed numbers, and reduction.
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