1. Use green frosting to make your tree green.
2. Memorize this fact: You will use 12 total ornaments (pieces of candy).
3. 1/3 of your tree’s ornaments are chocolate chips.
4. 3/9 of your tree’s ornaments are snowflakes.
5. 8/24 of your tree’s ornaments are M&Ms.
They visited "Ms. K's Holiday Store" to retrieve their ornaments. Here's a slideshow - what a great, educational time! All in all, the students realized that fractions are much easier to work with when they are reduced (simplified).