Folding the Flippers
| Blank Templates | Flipper template (microsoft word format) |
| Project Designs | Fraction flipper (pdf format) |
| Decimal flipper (pdf format) | |
| Music flipper (pdf format) |
| Worksheets |
Fraction flipper worksheet (pdf format) |
| Music flipper worksheet (pdf format) |
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Cut out the large square along the outside lines. Fold it into sixteen smaller squares. Then cut the four center squares out, leaving a ring of twelve small squares. |
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Place glue on the two center squares on the right side... |
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...and on the two center squares on the left side. |
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Fold the top toward the bottom and press the glued squares together. |
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There are two layers of unglued squares at the bottom of the flipper. Fold the upper layer toward the top of the flipper. |
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Place glue on the two center squares on the top row... |
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...and on the two center squares on the bottom row. |
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Fold the flipper in half from right to left, pressing the glued squares together. |
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There are two layers of unglued squares on the left side of the flipper. Fold the upper layer toward the right side of the flipper. |
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Turn the flipper over so the printed side is up. Find the four flaps and stand them straight up. |
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Your fraction flipper can now be used to show one whole square that has been divided into equal fractional pieces... |
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... or a whole square that has been divided into unequal fractional pieces. |