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In Teaching Fractions Using LEGO Bricks, Dr. Shirley Disseler has developed activities that work to help students learn the basics of fractions, using a common toy available in most classrooms and homes - LEGO bricks! Many students struggle with learning fractions. Teachers struggle, too, in finding ways to teach the concepts. LEGO bricks help students learn the mathematical concepts through modeling. In this book, the hands-on activities using LEGO bricks help students learn how to: * recognize fractions * use the vocabulary of fractions * define a whole and represent parts of different sized wholes * add and subtract with like and unlike denominators * represent and understand mixed numbers and find equivalent fractions The book starts with the most basic concepts and focuses on a specific topic in each chapter.