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Lesson Plan
Beyond Benign

Measurement Madness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Behind all good design and construction lies a perfect set of plans that are created by a person who knows his, or her, math! Youngsters practice using one of the key tools of the draftsman, the ruler, to practice measuring lines to the...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Roll Out Fractions Game: Comparing Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Reinforce the concept of comparing fractions with a hands-on, two-player game that calls for a visual model, score board, and dice. Players roll dice to acquire their given fraction, create the fraction using fraction tiles, then compare...
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Lesson Plan
NYSU

Understand a Fraction as a Number on a Number Line

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Piece by piece young scholars build a basic understanding of fractions in a Common Core-designed elementary math lesson plan. Through a series of hands-on activities and journaling exercises, and with the help of multiple...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Equivalent Fractions-Fraction Strips

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this equivalent fractions worksheet, students use fraction strips to help find equivalent fractions, putting fractions in a box and filling in answers beneath. Students then use the "fraction walls" to answer 8 additional questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Modeling Fifths (E)

For Students 3rd
For this fraction worksheet, 3rd graders color in fraction strips to model each of 9 fractions that have 5 as a denominator. They color or shade fraction strips; coloring similar fractions in different ways.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Sums of Fractions with Like Denominators: Cheesy Bread

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Five questions make up an interactive all about adding fractions with like denominators. Mathematicians answer multiple-choice problems and an open-ended question using a fraction model that resembles sliced bread. The practice ends with...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 10: Overview

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Third graders use strips of paper to find equivalent fractions. They will fold paper into thirds and shade 2/3 of the paper. Then fold the same paper in six parts and predict how many parts will be shaded. They will repeat again folding...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math: Creating Fraction Strips

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders construct fraction strips to play several math games. Using different colored construction paper, they assemble the strips and play Order the Fractions and Fraction War. With a pair of dice, 3rd graders roll fractions...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fraction Strips--Equivalent Fraction Pieces With Only One Piece Labeled

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this math worksheet, students use the fraction strips to label the parts of one whole and discover equivalent fractions. The first fraction is labeled in each strip to clue students on how to write the remaining fractions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fraction Strips

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this learning tool worksheet, students create fraction strips. Each strip is divided into equal parts showing fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Apples With Apples 1

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Elementary schoolers observe and demonstrate how to add and subtract fractions with like denominators. They observe the teacher model a variety of fraction addition and subtraction problems and use fraction strips to complete a worksheet.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Shade the Fraction Worksheets

For Students 3rd - 4th
In these fractions worksheets, learners will complete a variety of activities involving basic fractions. Activities include: shading 1/2 and 1/4 of a shape, shading fractions of wheels, coloring fraction strips and identifying the...
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Unit Plan
National Security Agency

Fraction Fever

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
This unit on fractions allows for upper-aged elementary learners to explore ways to find the greatest common factor and least common multiple of two numbers. Ultimately, young mathematicians will be able to identify equivalent fractions,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Model Equivalent Fractions: Number Lines or Fraction Strips

For Students 4th - 6th
In this model equivalent fractions learning exercise, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Unit Fractions of Numbers 1

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this finding the fractions of whole numbers worksheet, students use fraction strips to divide the numerals into equal parts and complete the number sentences. Students solve 3 problems. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fraction City

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Welcome to Fraction City! This is an incredibly interactive and fun way to teach properties of fractions, and reaches multiple learning styles. Scholars create "blocks" by folding strips of paper in various increments (thirds, fourths,...
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Activity
Curated OER

Folding strips of paper

For Teachers 5th Standards
Fifth graders need concrete experiences to introduce a unit on multiplying fractions by fractions. A strip of paper is used to create a number line and represent 5/6. It is folded first in half, and then in quarters. After unfolding,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Equivalent Fraction Paper Strips

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Young learners compare the relative values of fractions by making physical representations. They fold and label strips of paper that are equal in length to represent "one whole" and the equal parts that fractions represent. Also, they...
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Lesson Plan
Rational Number Project

Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 4: Overview

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
First-time fraction fiends make paper-folding models for unit and non-unit fractions. They follow teacher-led directions to make models that show  2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 equal parts. An array of fraction review worksheets are included to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mobius Strips

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the scientific method and construct their own Mobius Strips. They examine their Mobius Strip, and write observations and a hypothesis on how many strips of paper they have when they cut the strip in half length-wise.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sweet Fraction Frenzy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compare and order fractions. In this comparing and ordering fractions lesson, 4th graders make fraction strips from construction paper but pretend that they are candy bars. They use the strips to compare and order...
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PPT
Curated OER

Fractions: Part of a Whole

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners add fractions with like denominators. They add using both fraction strips and numbers. Next, they look at mixed numbers and improper fractions that result from the addition process. This is a good way to understand fractions...
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Worksheet
Math Worksheets 4 Kids

Decimal into Fraction

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Encore, encore, again, and again—skills practice sheets are a proven tool for supporting skill mastery. Students can work on mastering skills of converting decimals into fractions with this exercise.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Strip-Teasers: A Collaborative Writing activity

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young writers engage in a fun writing activity. They write three different sentences on three strips of paper. Then they get into groups of three, and take a look at all nine sentences that have been written. Their task is to write a...

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