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Feeding Pets

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore and compare fractions. Using a fraction strip, they find common denominators, convert fractions, and find fractions between other fractions. Students work in groups or independently to change fractions to decimals.
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Oral Language in Mathematics

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine fractions by descriptively writing about them. For this number sense lesson, 3rd graders read number sentences and compare fractions based on their size. Students explain fractions to a friend by writing a friendly...
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Lesson 56

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice Least Common Multiple in fractions. In this fraction lesson, 6th graders look at two different fractions and find a common denominator. They sing a song to memorize mean, median, and mode. 
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Fraction Facts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to fractions, including operations with fractionsm converting fractions to decimals and percents. They are provided with activities that provide ample practice opportunities to reinforce the information from the...
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Equivalent Fraction Munch with Pizza Pie

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners demonstrate fractions and mixed numbers using concrete pictorial models of pizza. They relate symbols to the models.
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Dividing into Two Parts — Halves

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this fractions worksheet, students divide pictures into halves to introduce them to fractions. Students complete 3 sets of problems.
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A Fraction of the Cost

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use various coin denominations to explore the concept of fractions. They demonstrate an understanding of the fractions 1/2 ($.50), 1/4 ($.25), 10ths ($.10) and 20ths ($.05) by using fraction circle pieces to create whole units...
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Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 1: Overview

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use the colors in their fraction circles to answer short answer questions about fractions. In this fractions lesson plan, students count the colors of their fraction circles and add them together to make fractions.
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Unit 5: Worksheet 1 - Ratio

For Students 7th - 10th
In this ratio instructional activity, students identify and compare colors of marbles in a bag. They also compare lengths. Students write ratios to identify their comparisons. This three-page instructional activity contains...
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Ordering Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th
In this comparing numbers worksheet, students solve 10 problems in which numbers are put in order according to directions. Included are decimal numbers, fractions, and exponents.
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Comparing Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, learners compare the fractions as being greater than, lesser than, or equal to each other. The problems have pictoral representations for each fraction.
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NTTI

If You Hopped Like a Frog

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Get your frogs hopping by introducing them to the concepts of ratio and proportion. As a class, they perform arithmetic operations using ratios then discover how they represent quantitative relationships. In groups, they write their own...
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Investigation--What Are My Chances?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate theoretical and experimental probability by conducting a series of experiments with multiple trials, comparing results, combining results and making conclusions. They express probabilities as fractions,...
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Utah Education Network (UEN)

Extending the Number System

For Students 6th Standards
Don't feel negative about negative numbers. Individuals extend their knowledge of positive numbers and fractions to rational numbers. They see how to represent negative rational numbers on a number line, learn about opposites and...
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Tiling Tessellations

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners explore tessellations. In this shapes and geometry lesson, students describe the attributes of many of the shapes displayed on an Elmo. Learners create examples of tessellations using pattern blocks.
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Fraction Benchmarks

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners investigate the fraction benchmarks for zero, one half, and one. They use these benchmarks to compare the relative sizes of fractions, through estimating, ordering and placing them on a number line. An assessment worksheet is...
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Prairie Math

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work together to build models of prairie plants. Using the model, they estimate the height and then measure them using metric and standard units. They write a fraction to represent their part of the whole set and compare and...
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California Academy of Science

Fraction Penguin

For Teachers K - 3rd
Exploring mathematics through art is a fun and concrete way to help learners grasp a concept. They will construct a paper penguin using fractions cut from circles. They'll need to determine 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2 of each circle. Once the...
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Fraction Conversion Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students practice converting fractions into decimals and percents using a computer applet and the concept of money.
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Number Line

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Explore how to make a number line and how to mark the numbers along the number line using fraction and decimal notation. Your scholars will compare and order fractions and decimals and find their appropriate position on the number line.
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The Math Of African Music

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice rhythms and fractions on African drums in this Music lesson mixing Math skills and music notation. The lesson also includes ideas for assessment and state and national benchmarks met.
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San Francisco Symphony

The 20% of Beethoven

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Compare Beethoven's fifth symphony to latin music and disco. Learners will listen to and discuss the elements found in the first part of Beethoven's composition. They'll then look for the same elements in Tito Puente and Bee Gees songs....
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Measuring Beads

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars compare the weight of the students's favorite soft toys directly and then indirectly using beads.
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Adding and Subtracting Algebraic Expressions (Combining Like Terms)

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Everyone loves math when it includes food! This lesson tries to take the notion of combining like terms in algebra and comparing it to sorting apples and oranges. It takes a step-by-step approach to helping students understand this...

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