Workshop: Multiply and Divide Fractions

Choose Targeted Practice. Direct students to the problems and Workshop Menu on the Find Fraction Products and Quotients pages in the Student Activity Book. Minis of the Workshop pages not shown here are in the Answer Key. This Workshop addresses Expectations as shown in Figure 3.

After completing the Self-Check Questions, students self-assess by thinking about the “Can I Do This?” questions in the left-hand column of the menu. Ask students to think about their progress with these Expectations and choose from the following groups:

1. Students who are “working on it” and need some extra help should circle the problem set marked with a triangle (). These problems provide scaffolded support for developing the essential underlying concepts as well as some opportunities for practice.
2. Students who are “getting it” and just need more practice should circle the problem set marked with a circle (). These problems mainly provide opportunities to practice with some concept reinforcement and some opportunities for extension.
3. Students who have “got it” and are ready for a challenge or extension should circle problems marked with a square (). These problems provide some practice and then move into opportunities for extension.

Check students' choices to see how well they match your own assessment of their progress on the related Expectations. Help students make selections that will provide the kind of practice they need.

Find Fraction Products and Quotients. Once students select the questions to complete in the Workshop, have them work independently or with a partner to solve the problems they chose. Match groups of students who have chosen similar sets of problems from the menu.