Rice University
Rice University: Who Wants Pizza? A Fun Way to Learn About Fractions
These introductory lessons on fractions provide clear explanations and directions with interactive practice problems. Also includes a "teacher's notes" section with resource and standards information. Each section focuses on a different...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Lesson Plan: Tony's Tiger Bites
In this lesson, students are given a marshmallow cereal bar recipe and are challenged to make equivalent fractions while following directions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Equivalent Fractions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand and write equivalent fractions.
Quia
Quia: Equivalent Fractions
Use this Web site to practice finding equivalent fractions using a matching game format. CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.3.a Understand two fractions as equivalent (equal) if they are the same size, or the same point on a number line.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Equivalent Fractions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify equivalent proper fractions, mixed numbers and improper fractions
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Lesson Plans: Fractions
Teachers, this is the place to come for fraction lesson plans if you teach elementary students. All the topics have a number of resources available from which to choose.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Many Names for Fractions
What does it mean for two fractions to be called equivalent? Young scholars develop strategies for generating equivalent fractions and simplifying fractions.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Show What You Know + Equivalency
What do students understand? What gaps do they have in their understanding? How are fractions, decimals, and percents connected?
Learning Wave Communications
Learning Wave: Fractions
This resource contains information about fractions and includes ratios, equivalent fractions, basic operations, and reciprocals. Several links for practice problems are also included, along with links to a post and pretest.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.ns Equivalent Fractions and Non Repeating Decimals
In this lesson, 7th graders determne how to find the repeating decimal using multiplication.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Fractions in Simplest Form
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Simplify fractions by dividing by the greatest common factor.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Decimal Operations and Equivalency Pretest
Sixth graders show what they know about decimal operations and equivalency between fractions, decimals, and percents.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Reviewing Unit 1
Sixth graders participate in several activities to practice operations with decimals, fractions, and the distributive property.
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...
Quia
Ixl Learning: Fractions Overview
Brush up on your math skills relating to fractions then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: College Project Wrap Up
What have students learned about college? What questions do they still have? Students work on wrapping up and reflecting on the College Project while tackling math problems. This lesson includes a detailed plan, printable worksheets,...
Quia
Ixl Learning: Comparing Fractions
Brush up on your math skills relating to comparing fractions then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Identifying Equivalent Fractions
This site gives a brief explanation of how to compare fractions with different denominators. Gives practice and games to play to use this skill.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Equivalent Ratios
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Among rational numbers, identify and write different forms of equivalent ratios.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Flowering Fractions
An interactive web lesson teaches students about fraction concepts such as equivalent and equal parts.
Lesson Tutor
Lesson Tutor: Reducing Fractions
The definition of a fraction begins this site, which then moves to the steps of how to reduce a fraction. What makes two fractions equivalent and how do you correctly move from one to the other? These questions are answered by the use of...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Fractions, Number Theory
Twenty problems presented on the topics: factors, prime/composite and many aspects of working with fractions. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click...
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Comparing Fractions
Video lesson [8:41] explains various methods for comparing fractions. It includes word problems and a puzzle for practice.
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Simplifying Fractions
5th grade lesson explains how to simplify a fraction.