Hands-On Math: Ratio Table Course

Turn Ratio Confusion into Clarity with Hands-On Strategies that Stick

Have you ever noticed students get confused about when to add versus when to multiply in ratio problems, or struggle to see the connection between two quantities in a word problem? Ratio tables can change that.

This simple, two-column organizer turns abstract proportional reasoning into something students can see, build, and trust. By showing how numbers grow together in multiples, ratio tables help students avoid common mistakes and develop confidence in solving problems with unit rates, scaling, conversions, and more. They also provide a powerful bridge from hands-on strategies to more abstract tools like proportions and equations.

In this short, focused microcourse, you’ll explore how to introduce ratio tables, how to use them to strengthen proportional reasoning, and how they can transform your classroom into a place where ratios and rates finally make sense for every student.

Objectives

• Explain a ratio table's role in representing proportional relationships.
• Construct a ratio table to organize information from a word problem involving ratios, rates, or percentages.
• Apply both multiplicative and additive strategies to find missing values within a ratio table.

Target Audience:

• Math Teachers and Coaches

Format:

• Self-paced eLearning course with interactive knowledge checks and real-world scenarios.
• The estimated time to take the course is 15 minutes.
• Downloadable Lesson plans to support student reasoning using a ratio table geared towards 7th grade, and can be adjusted to meet the needs of your students.
• A completion certificate is available after completing the course.