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- 3rd
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Students explore and investigate relationships among fractions. They use paper pizzas divided into fractional parts to compare equivalent fractions. They see part-whole fractions as fair shares and begin to explain that the parts must be equal. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students identify fractions using pieces of an orange. They describe one whole, halves, and quarters using the orange pieces and focus on equal parts of a whole. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students identify a whole and the fractions 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 using pizza. This is a very nice lesson, in that not only do students practice their fractions, they also get to eat the pizza at the end of the lesson! Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students identify fraction terminology. Using the book, Eating Fractions, as a guide, students list the foods shared in the book. They experiment with string and Fruit by the Foot candy to increase their knowledge of equal fractions. They interact with t Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify fractional parts using manipulatives. They view examples of fractional values and how they are used on a fraction website, and complete an M&M fractional value activity that involves completing a data chart. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore fractional parts of a whole using cookies. They divide/cut their cookies into various fractional parts while observing a teacher demonstration on an overhead projector, play various online fraction games, and take a quiz. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students use problem-solving strategies to better comprehend fractions. They fold the candy bars into sixths ahead of time which challenge them to investigate strategies for combining unlike fractions. Students build the foundation of the conceptual comprehension of adding positive proper fractions with unlike denominators using set and area models. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students create circles using a fraction circle set in this lesson. They are given a single fraction circle piece (part), and find the rest of the pieces to complete the circle with their classmates' part. They then create their own circle fraction set. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Students use fraction names and symbols to describe fractional parts of whole objects or sets of objects. Students construct concrete models of fractions. Students compare fractional parts of whole objects in a problem situation using concrete models. Students use fraction names and symbols to describe fractional parts of whole objects or sets of objects with denominators of 12 or less. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students practice unit fractions to identify parts of the whole and parts of a set. They utilize a variety of manipulative's including recipe boxes to get them started stirring up fractions. A multitude of books on fractions are included for reference materials within this unit. Full Review »

