Solution:
There are 11 pieces frosted. Eight of those pieces are vanilla and three of those pieces are strawberry. There is only one piece that is not frosted.

This website gives a screen shot of the solution process I went through when adding fractions with different denominators: http://www.webmath.com/cgi-bin/fraction.cgi?atop1=1&abottom1=4&atop2=2&abottom2=3&btop1=&bwhole1=&bbottom1=&btop2=&bbottom2=&ctop1=&cwhole1=&cbottom1=&ctop2=&cwhole2=&cbottom2=&op=add&back=addfract.html.

This website gives a great image and activities that corresponds to my fraction problem dealing with cake: http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/counting_on_art/act_fractions.shtm.

This website gives some great examples of how to visually see fractions using everyday things, such as a man, a chocolate bar, a pizza and more! http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/introduction/activity.shtml.

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_original.htm

I found this interactive site that has a lot of different games on it. I checked out some of the fraction games and they are great! I will definitely keep this site in mind for my classroom! It has other kinds of games besides fraction games, so it will be very useful!

This website is Cara Fraction’s Ice Cream Shop. I had a lot of fun playing with this one. The idea is to take the client’s ice cream order and make the ice cream. This game uses improper fractions and wants the player to make them mixed fractions to determine how many scoops of ice cream the client wants. For example, I’ll have an Ice cream with the following: 5/3 chocolate, 3/2 vanilla, 7/3 strawberry, and 5/2 coffee. The player then changes these to 1 2/3 for chocolate, 1 1/2 for vanilla, 2 1/3 for strawberry, and 2 1/2 for coffee flavors. These are then put on the order and you click the send button to see if it was correct. If it is correct you make money on the “sale” if not it cost you money. The trick is that it is timed, if you run out of time, it also costs you money. (it goes from easy to hard)

Jimmy has a large chocolate bar he wants to share with his three friends. How many pieces will he need to divide his candy into? What part will each person receive?
(Answer..He will divide the candy into four parts. Each person will receive 1/4 of the candy.)

I also found this website that would be a great resource for teachers. This not only had games for the students to play online but there were also worksheets that could be printed off for all to work out on paper.

http://www.visualfractions.com

This website helps children to see how fractions can be used in real life situations. It also allows children to explore the concept that was presented. By observing and exploring children gain an understanding of how fractions work.

Example of a problem: Chef Alfredo is making spaghetti for 18 people. He has a wonderful family recipe for spaghetti, but it is only enough for 6. Can you help Chef Alfredo make enough for 18 people? The original recipe calls for 1 box of pasta, 2 tomatoes, 2 tbs. of garlic, 1/4 c. parmesan, 1 can of tomatoes paste, 1 bell pepper, 4 mushrooms, 1/3 can of tomato paste, and 1c. water.

Solution: One possible way is to multiply all ingredients by 3. Another way is to count up individual items and draw charts to represent the fractional values.

Answer: 3 boxes of pasta, 6 tomatoes, 6 tbs. of garlic, 3/4 c. parmesan, 3 can of tomatoes paste, 3 bell pepper, 12 mushrooms, 1can of tomato paste, and 3c. water.