Article #1 "From whole numbers to invert and multiply"

               For this post, I am going to discuss an article from the journal Teaching Children Mathematics. The article name is "From whole numbers to invert and multiply." This article talks about the different standards that get developed in grades 3-6 when it comes to dividing fractions when you need to use the inverting property. This article talks a lot about using various strategies to use when going about teaching these standards to your students. One of the strategies was using modeling to show whole number division. Another strategy that was discussed pertaining to modeling was the partitioning model. Other areas that were discussed throughout this article were multiplicative inverses as unit rates, visualizing fractions, and understanding the invert and multiply algorithm. As you go through this article, you can certainly see how these standards build upon one another in order for the others to be understood in the upper elementary level as mentioned previously.
                This article is important because this article helps teachers realize the importance of making sure that the students at their grade level understand the concepts before moving on so their students can be successful throughout the later school years. You can also certainly implement this in you classrooms, especially in grades three through six because that's what grade levels this particular article is targeting. This article also makes you realize just how important manipulatives can be  when it comes to those harder concepts for your students to grasp. This is also true for the hands on aspects of this manipulatives. So, in conclusion, you need to implement this by making sure you use manipulatives to help students grasp any concept that might be difficult for them. An example would be the invert and multiply concept from the article.