Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Percents

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the concept of percents. In this percents lesson, students discuss the prefix cent and words that contain that prefix. Students make bead necklaces and determine the percentages of certain beads in relation to the necklace.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Are We Listening To?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students gather data from a web site on number of music albums sold by genre for the last two years. They convert these figures to fractions, decimals, and percents, and display the results in bar graphs and pie charts.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Count On It!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners investigate money. In this consumer math instructional activity, students use coins, identify their value, then group them in various ways to equal a dollar.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plastic Packaging

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students collect data. In this math lesson, students collect data about recyclable materials. Students develop a plan that will help the environment. Recycling plastic containers is discussed.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bargain Hunter

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students engage in a classroom shopping adventure to search for the best bargains.
Lesson Plan
Other

Ohio Department of Education: Models for Dividing Fractions [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
This resource consists of a detailed, hands-on lesson plan for dividing fractions using manipulatives such as fraction bars.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Modeling Multiplication and Division of Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Detailed lesson plan for multiplying and dividing fractions using visual models such as a number line or fraction bars.
Interactive
Math Playground

Math Playground: Triplets Equivalent Fractions

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Determine the equivalent fractions represented in fraction bar form and pictures in this interactive game.
Interactive
Math Playground

Math Playground: Fraction Bars

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Set the numerator and denominator and then see the fraction represented visually with a fraction bar.
Interactive
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fractions as Division

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Practice understanding that the fraction bar really means division. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Interactive
Other

Visnos: Fraction Wall

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Interactive fraction bars allow practice with mixed and equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents. Use Safari and/or Chrome browser.
Activity
Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Adding Like Fractions and Mixed Numbers

For Students 4th
This lesson teaches how to add like fractions and mixed numbers with like fractional parts using visual models (pies, fraction bars). It includes lots of exercises.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fractions as Division Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Practice word problems that involve using the fraction bar as division. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Interactive
GeoGebra

Geo Gebra: Area Model: Multiplying Fractions

For Students 5th Standards
Explore this interactive to visualize what it means to multiply two fractions together. Use the sliders to change the numerators and denominators and move one fraction bar image on top of the other. The product is represented by the area...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Whose Piece Is Larger?

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders are always concerned about whether they get their equal piece when things are divided. In this lesson, 4th graders will use fraction bars to visually see how to compare fractions
Interactive
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Fractions Introduction Game

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
This math game is a basic introduction to fractions. Students analyze the number of highlighted parts of the whole and choose the correct fraction that represents the picture. Their score is recorded.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Basic Values of Decimals and Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart offers a review of changing a decimal to a fraction and a fraction to a decimal. Fraction bars and decimal squares are used in the first half.
Handout
Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Percent

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Explore percents with this easy reference guide. Learn how to convert fractions to percents and percents to fractions. Try the sliding bar to see how a percentage is calculated. Detailed explanations and examples are included.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Charts Handling Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Reading graphs fit together with this engaging, colorful flipchart analyzing pie charts, bar graph, percents, and fractions.