Fraction, Decimal, Percent Fold it Up for Middle School Math

Tools for Teaching Fraction, Decimal, Percent Conversions:
We started our Percent Unit last week and began the unit with converting between fractions and percents and decimals.

I had already made the fraction, decimal, percent number line (a free resource in my store), with the most common fractions, percents, and decimals, but I figured there was a need for a “foldable” to keep all of the “rules” for converting in one place.

It’s funny – my team teachers and I never write percents on students’ papers any more, but always write their grades as fractions, like 18/23. From the first week of school, we teach the students how to change these fractions into  percents, and every time they get a graded paper back, they are to find their percentages. So, when we say, “Figure out your percent,” we know they can do it.

BUT, in math class, if I ask them to change 18/23 to a percent, they just look at me. When I give them the hint, “Pretend it’s your grade,” they look at me, and understanding dawns on their faces! Why do they need that cue? Hmmm…..always a question. 

You can see the set up of the inside of the fold it up below.