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Tony's Tiger BITES

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners work with the concept of equivalent fractions. In this equivalent fraction worksheet, students double a recipe, triple a recipe, and reduce a recipe for Tiger BITES by one-half and one-quarter. They apply multiplication and...
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Chocolate Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students utilize chocolate to identify parts of a whole.  In this fractions lesson, students discover the vocabulary associated with fractions and practice dividing a chocolate bar into pieces based on fraction problems....
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Birthday Cakes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use basic multiplication and division facts to find simple fractions of an amount. Independently they complete a worksheet of birthday cake problems, solving the fraction problems by drawing a picture to illustrate each cake...
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Punch Mix-up

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the relationship between equivalent fractions, ratios, and proportions. In this fraction lesson, 5th graders answer questions about a punch mixture in order to find the ratio of ingredients.
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What's a Per-"cent"?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students recognize the mathematical connections between fractions and percents. They develop and study graphs to make connections between their data and what it represents. They write about the connections they have discovered.
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Understanding Fractions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars add and subtract fractions and multiply and divide fractions using pattern blocks.
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Candy Bar Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the relationship between caloric expenditure and exercise, and see a real world use for fractions as they relate to daily life.
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Having Fun Working with Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in various activities that increase their understanding of and ability to solve problems with fractions.
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Pizza Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate relationships among fractions and use cut out pizzas and fraction circles to compare equivalent fractions. They exchange fractional parts of construction paper pizza circles to use as many different fractional parts...
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Comparing Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate concepts of working with fractions. They compare different fractions and put them in chronological order. The quantities are compared as either being larger or smaller also.
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Marvelous Math -- Colorful Fractions

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students begin the lesson by discovering that a fraction is one part of a whole. In groups, they practice reducting larger fractions into small fractions and discovering they are equal. They use blocks to identify the relationship...
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Bowling Over Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Stduents use fractions by bowling. They are required to make a math sentence after bowling and using greater than, less than or equal signs.
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Ordering Fractions and Decimals with use of Origami

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders play a game using origami cubes with fractions and decimals written on them.  In this ordering lesson, 5th graders order the fractions and decimals while earning points for their team. 
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Equivalent Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read, "TheDoorbell Rang" by Pat Hutchins and relate this story to a time when they had to share something equally between friends or family members. They then complete a worksheet in which they represent sharing situations using...
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Using Recipes To Reinforce Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students calculate fractions used in various food recipes in this Math lesson with real world applications. The lesson is geared towards upper elementary students but can be adapted for various levels of learners. State math standards...
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Powers of Persuasion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Did you know that clothing and textiles can be recycled, just like glass, paper, aluminum, and plastic? Pupils are introduced to textile recycling and design persuasive posters or letters that raise awareness about this unique...
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Fraction Conversion 2 (With Percents)

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders determine how to convert fractions, decimals, and percents. In this conversion lesson, 5th graders use an on-line applet to practice making these conversions. They review how to make the conversions in a whole class lesson...
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Factors and Fractions

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Find the greatest common factor of numbers. Learners review prime and composite numbers and how to find the prime factorization of a number. They also review the greatest common factor, least common multiple, and learn new ways to find...
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Adding Fractions and Mixed Numbers

For Teachers 5th
For this mathematics worksheet, 5th graders use the diagram to identify how many parts are shaded and what fraction of a pizza is this. Then they use the common denominator to add the numerators and simplify the fraction.
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Finding Fractional Parts Using an Area Model

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore math functions by completing a problem solving worksheet in class. In this division instructional activity, students utilize visual aides such as marshmallows and candy to visualize the act of division. Students complete...
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Skittles Galore!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Youngsters show understanding of accurate division of whole number, decimals, fractions, and percents using manipulatives (candies). They use white boards to demonstrate their understanding of representing numbers as defined in the...
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How Much Does Soap Cost?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Explore multiplication and division using real life problems, including how to find the cost of soap per bar. Individuals or small groups work to find answers. They then share with the class how they found their answer.
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Fraction Trains

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine how multiples of the denominator indicate that a fraction can be renamed as a whole number, and convert improper fractions to mixed numbers. Independently they read examples, and complete a variety of problems on a...
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March of the Dividing Ant

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students inspect divisibility rules. In this divisibility rules lesson, students study the relationship between factorization and the divisibility rules for 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10. Students read One Hundred Hungry Ants and A Remainder of...

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