ALTA Education
Cuisenaire Task Library
Representing Fractions
Your turn — Describe every rod
Take the yellow rod to represent one whole.
Express every other rod as a fraction of yellow:
- in words;
- using colour letters and symbols.
Organise your results on your Show Me board.
Answers
w = ⅕yr = ⅖yg = ⅗yp = ⅘yy = 1 wholed = ⁶⁄₅yk = ⁷⁄₅yt = ⁸⁄₅yb = ⁹⁄₅yo = 2y