Fold it before you write it
Have kids fold paper strips into halves, fourths and eighths and line them up. "Look, 2/4 is the same length as 1/2!" Then they write the equivalent fractions. Seeing the lengths match makes the multiplying rule make sense.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
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