Skyscrapers in Fractions

This Fraction Tower Activity Set was purchased as a donation to be used in our grandson's classroom. His teacher picked out a few items she wanted, and this Math manipulative set was one of them. They are very sturdy, and the kids enjoy using them. They visually help students learn the concept of fractions.

i don't home school and i am not a teacher, that being said i can't tell you how many times we have grabbed these during a teaching moment for my 5 year old. they are well constructed, snap together easily (although the 1/12th blocks are a bit hard for him to pull apart) and the printed numbers do not wear off. he is even getting them when he comes across a fraction problem or even when he measures things when we bake. defiantly a good thing to have on hand. i know someone mentioned they were only printed on one side...ours do not have that problem.

We are a homeschooling family that likes to take a hands on approach as often as possible. I bought these because my 1st grader is just starting to work with fractions. When she had them out working with them yesterday, my high schooler wanted to play with them also. They do exactly what you would expect them to do. They are small/hand size. If you were in a classroom setting they would be great for individual students to use at their desk. One thing that really impressed me is that the colors of the bars match up to the colors of the same fractions of this circle fraction set, Math Manipulatives, For Grades 1 and Up which we purchased at the same time. The whole 1 on both is red, 1/2 is pink, 1/3 is orange and so on. This made it very easy to talk about and match up fractions for 1st grader. There are to many fractions for this to be an accident. I'm really glad I purchased them together. We will be using this math tool and it's corresponding circle set for many years to come.

Great design, sturdiness, and useful multiple marking types. Also wide age appropriateness: my 3 year old plays w it like legos, my 4 year old and I pretend to share a “chocolate bar” fairly amongst her stuffed animals at “tea”, and my 6 year old attempts to read the markings and figure out how it works. Absolutely wonderful educational toy.

Learning Resources Fraction Tower Activity Set are very helpful manipulables I use with my fifth grader to teach her fractions. I highly recommend. I also use flash cards for her, Fractions Flash Cards. They have given her a basic understanding of fractions. By using both of these tools, she understands that fractions can be represented as decimals, and percentages. She can break them off and feel them in her hands. She understands that two quarters makes a half, and two halves makes a whole. She also understands from the cards that 2/3 is 4/6, and so forth. This is a worthwhile purchase, and will help your student learn and touch and understand before breaking into written problems.