Product Description
Beginning Fractions & Decimals provides clearly illustrated examples to ensure that even difficult concepts are easy to grasp. Delayed answers give learners plenty of time to test their brand-new skills.
Your kids will enjoy the comical characters Frances Fraction, Dennis Denominator, and Newman Numerator as they explore how fractions and decimals are used in real-world applications.
DVD Includes:
Introduction to Fractions and Decimals
Rock ‘N Learn: Fractions & Decimals
Rock & Roll Playground
Chris Rock – Bring The Pain
Now: Classic Rock
#1 by Jeffrey C. Wiseman on April 18, 2010 - 8:16 am
It’s educational but doesn’t hold my kids attention very well. They watched it a couple of times but they rather see other educational videos we have (Leapfrog, Little Einstein) . I think its approach is a bit below their level (My kids are 6 and 8 years old).
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by David Friesen on April 18, 2010 - 9:52 am
We love the visual presentation of fractions and decimals and the fact that so many variations are presented. The concepts are presented well so that “equivalent fractions” and concepts such as “numerator” and “denominator” need no further explanation. I still feel Rock ‘n Learn videos are lacking in their ‘engagement factor’ with children. Leap Frog has a much more engaging way of teaching the concepts they cover. The Science Videos by Rock ‘n Learn are moving towards that Leap Frog, story-telling, character based video learning style, however, the Math Rock ‘n Learn videos are lacking that. Rock ‘n Learn videos do have strengths in visual presentation of math concepts and in repetition of presentation, both of which are important.
Rating: 3 / 5
#3 by Amanda Richards on April 18, 2010 - 10:53 am
Having practiced multiplication tables with the Rock and Rap DVDs in this series, next in line was fractions, and this DVD explains the basics in an easy to understand format using cartoons, visual aids and music.
The three cartoon characters explain the concepts of numerators and denominators using candy bars, pizza and gummy bears, and sing a song about congruent parts, which I learned are parts of the whole that are the same shape and size.
The DVD also covers equivalent fractions, proper and improper fractions and mixed numerals before shifting over to decimals. In the decimal section, it covers tenths, hundredths and thousandths, converting fractions to decimals, and adding and subtracting with common denominators. It also touches on handling really long conversions like 1/3.
This one is more informative than the multiplication DVDs, and rather than just recitation, there are things to be learned here. The key points are repeated and reinforced, and there is also a section where students can give the answer before the DVD does.
Again, this DVD works best as a back-up learning tool to supplement what the child is doing in school, and the only thing that could be improved is the animation. Rated: 4.5 stars
Amanda Richards, April 18, 2008
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by Kitty Brewer on April 18, 2010 - 1:16 pm
This is great as an introduction to learning and understanding fractions. It uses items that children can relate to (pizza, candy, etc.)and that they would use in every day life so that they can see the relevance of fractions The music is upbeat and the graphics are excellent. It gives explanations, examples, and graphics for every concept about fractions. It also has questions after each concept to test their understanding of what has been shown. This is also good for a general review of fractions. Every math teacher should have this DVD in their colection.
Rating: 5 / 5