Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Banana Pudding

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Making banana pudding despite misplacing your one-cup measuring cup is easy as long as you can find your quarter-cup measuring cup! This real-life activity provides a good opportunity for learners to interpret division of a whole...
Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Origami Stars

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
This one problem concentrates on the important concept of dividing a whole number by a unit fraction. Here, young mathematicians use pictures they draw to help answer this problem. Insight into the connection between multiplication and...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.nf Banana Pudding

For Teachers 4th - 8th
The purpose of this task is to provide students with a concrete situation they can model by dividing a whole number by a unit fraction. Aligns with 5.NF.B.7.
Lesson Plan
Student Achievement Partners

Illustrative Mathematics: Banana Pudding [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Students are given a concrete example to solve multiplication and division of fractions in this lesson activity.