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Université Laval Faculty of Education
MathéRéaliser Research Project

Manipulatives for fractions

Manipulatives for fractions

This page presents various materials grouped into those with identified fractions and those without identified fractions. Beneath each material photo, additional characteristics are provided, along with an interactive version that can be projected onto an interactive whiteboard. The presented characteristics correspond to those of the material based on its construction, not on students’ usage.

Manipulatives with Identified Fractions

Fraction Bars
  • Proportional material.
  • The whole is fixed.
  • Part of a whole.
  • Ability to represent a small variety of fractions.
  • Representation in drawings identical to the material.
MathéRéaliser’s interactive version
Math Learning Center’s interactive version
Fraction Tower
  • Proportional material.
  • The whole is fixed.
  • Part of a whole.
  • Ability to represent a small variety of fractions.
  • Representation in drawings identical to the material.
Interactive version

Material with Unidentified Fractions

Mosaic Blocks
  • Proportional material.
  • The whole is not fixed.
  • Part of a whole or a collection.
  • Ability to represent a wide variety of fractions.
  • Representation in drawing identical to the material.
Math Learning Center’s interactive version
Fraction Circles
  • Proportional material.
  • The whole is not fixed.
  • Part of a whole.
  • Possibility to represent a moderate variety of fractions.
  • Representation in drawing identical to the material.
Math Learning Center’s interactive version
Tokens
  • Non-proportional material.
  • The whole is not fixed.
  • Part of a collection.
  • Ability to represent a wide variety of fractions.
  • Representation in drawing identical to the material.
Interactive version
Legos
Legos
  • Proportional material.
  • The whole is not fixed.
  • Part of a whole or a collection.
  • Ability to represent a wide variety of fractions.
  • Representation in drawing identical to the material.
Interactive version
Carrés de fractions
Square Fractions
  • Proportional material.
  • The whole is fixed.
  • Part of a whole or a collection.
  • Ability to represent a wide variety of fractions.
  • Representation in drawing identical to the material.
Interactive version