Rice University
Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Who Wants Pizza? Learn About Fractions
These introductory lessons to fractions provide clear explanations and directions with practice problems. Also includes a "teacher's notes" section with resource and standards information. Each section focuses on a different fractions...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Adding and Subtracting Fractions Day 1
If Ashley ate 1/2 pizza, Tatyana ate 1/3 of a pizza, and Tiffany ate 5/8 of a pizza, how much pizza did they eat altogether? What's the smallest number of pizzas they ordered? How much was left? Students work to develop strategies for...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Share and Share Alike (Equal Parts)
This Five E's AMSTI lesson plan equips students to divide an object into equal parts. A story and interactive whiteboard activity about sharing food demonstrate the idea of equal halves of circles, after which students attempt to half...