J has been interested in fractions like crazy lately. He has learned quite a bit by using the fractions quiet book page off and on over the past year and a half. So I wanted to explore this math concept with him in more detail by encouraging him to build fractions by himself using Lego Duplo.
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For this Lego fractions activity, we used:
- Lego Duplo
- Window markers (dry erase markers would work too)
I wanted to reinforce to J that fractions mean each piece of the whole is exactly identical in size. So I used Duplo bricks of the same color for each fraction. I then used a window marker to label each piece with a fraction.
As J assembled the Lego fractions, he was able to see how each piece of the whole looked identical in shape and color. He was also able to count each piece as he built the whole, which helped reinforced that six 1/6s make up a whole, for example. Or that he would need seven 1/7s to build a whole. It was a visual representation of understanding the denominator.
Want to learn more fractions? I've got a quiet book page for that! Check out the Fractions Quiet Book Page.
