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Fractions: Cooking with Cuisenaire rods Lesson Plan

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Fractions: Cooking with Cuisenaire rods

Introduce young mathematicians to fractions by using Cuisenaire rods and recipes. They identify the values of fractions found in the recipes with their Cuisnenaire rods. This is great for learners still needing concrete objects to understand mathematical principles.

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cuisenaire rods, fractions

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