Numberline

 This year, I am trying to stress Fractions, Decimals, and Percents on a number line as a math concept in my classroom.  It is not enough that the students can do the calculations to convert a fraction to a decimal and then a percent.  They need to visually understand that 2 3/4 is greater than 3.6 because it is closer to zero.  It is a hard concept for them. In our elementary schools we rarely go above 1 on a number line. Even then we rarely put all three different forms on the same number line except to show equivalency. My 21 students were put into 7 groups of 3.  Each group of students had a different denominator that they had to place. *In hindsight this probably wasn't the best plan. I then gave the students the task to place their fractions on the number line.  The conversation that came from this open ended task was AMAZING.  The students were able to compare the fractions using their previous knowledge of equivalent fractions and non-mixed fractions.  In the upcoming days we will continue putting decimals and percents on the number lines so that the students can see the whole correlation.