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Illustrative Mathematics

Plastic Building Blocks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Let's build a castle! Dennis and Cody have big plans, but do they have enough blocks between the two of them to accomplish their goal? A great context that requires students to add and compare mixed numbers. Encourage the use of pictures...
Interactive
Neufeld Learning Systems

Concept: Ratios and Proportions

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Upper elementary and middle school pupils fill out a chart creating six equivalent fractions and then compare them to six different objects and/or shapes. They group together 16 various terms related to ratios and proportions. Pupils...
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Curated OER

Smaller Than One

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine how to convert fractions into decimals and percents. They work with base ten blocks and a worksheet to color in parts of 100 and renaming the parts as decimals and fractions.
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Curated OER

Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 16: Overview

For Teachers 3rd
Kids will compare creating fractions from pieces of paper to chips. They begin with a fractional part and work back to a whole. Then order fractions from smallest to largest. They also complete a worksheet to find the missing pieces to...
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Curated OER

Investigation--Comparing and Ordering Fractions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use fraction strips to compare and order fractions. Identify various ways a figure can be divided. Find equivalent fractions. Recognize and order fractions with the denominators 2,3,4,5,6,8,10, and 12.
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Curated OER

Graphing Equivalent Fractions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students graph families of equivalent fractions and compare them by observing the slope of the line formed by each fraction family. They place fractions in ascending order by comparing the slopes of each line after several families of...
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Curated OER

Comparing Apples With Apples 1

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Elementary schoolers observe and demonstrate how to add and subtract fractions with like denominators. They observe the teacher model a variety of fraction addition and subtraction problems and use fraction strips to complete a worksheet.
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Curated OER

Decreasing and Increasing Fractions

For Teachers 4th Standards
Use this math lesson to help your fourth graders further their understanding of ordering fractions. After completing some whole-group activities together as a class, pairs of students play an online game which has them compare fractional...
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Curated OER

The Fraction Kit (2, 4, 8)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Construct a fraction kit with your elementary classes. Each learner will get various strips of colored paper. As a class, they fold the different colors into different sizes to recognize that each represents a different fraction. When...
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Curated OER

Birds, Fractions and Percentages

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study fractions, percentages, spreadsheets, and computers by watching and recording the number of species of birdsseen. They create a spreadsheet to record the results of their one month study.
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Curated OER

Rule for Equality of Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Here is a lesson on equality of fractions. Learners use fraction bar manipulatives as the lesson goes along to help them visually understand equivalent fractions. The activities described are top-notch, and there is a worksheet embedded...
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Curated OER

Equality of Fractions

For Teachers 4th Standards
Here is a lesson on equality of fractions designed for fourth graders. Learners work in groups and utilize fraction bars to help them work through a variety of activities. They split up into pairs and play an online game called the...
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Using Polygons to Represent Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Explore the world of fractions by using pattern blocks to show how different shapes can divide a hexagon. Elementary schoolers work in groups to complete these problems and to answer questions. Later, they work complete an independent...
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Fraction Bars

Inequality of Fractions

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Here is a fine lesson on inequalities of fractions for your third graders. After a modeling session by the teacher, pupils are put into groups and are led through a discovery session using fraction bars and inequalities. The lesson...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Understanding Fractions

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Young learners explore fractions and demonstrate parts of a whole by using a candy bar and a piece of paper and dividing both into equal parts. Included is a worksheet that requires youngsters to color in half of each polygon shape. Some...
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Curated OER

Call it "Macaroni"

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Who knew there were so many fun educational opportunities featuring pasta? Scholars read a brief informational text about the history of pasta (note that "macaroni" is spelled two different ways, so address this if kids are reading...
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Curated OER

Introduction to Decimals

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young math whizzes complete the online instruction, then solve 20 problems about identifying decimals, comparing decimals and fractions and ordering decimals.
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Curated OER

"Visual Fractions" Game

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students compete for the best score in a variety of online activities related to fractions. Using the Web-based tool "Visual Fractions," they reinforce various fraction-related skills.
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Curated OER

Study Buddies: Comparing and Ordering Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students will work with a coach to compare and order fractions. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.
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Curated OER

Comparing All Three worksheet 4

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students write decimals as fractions or mixed numbers and simplify fractions when needed. Using a chart, students fill in the blanks for twenty problems.
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EngageNY

A Fraction as a Percent

For Teachers 6th Standards
It is all about being equivalent. Class members convert between fractions, decimals, and percents. By using visual models, scholars verify their conversions in the 25th portion of a 29-part series.
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Curated OER

Comparing and Ordering Positive and Negative Fractions

For Teachers 6th
The comparison and ordering of positive and negative fractions is the focus of this math activity. Sixth graders are given one card each that has a fraction written on it, and they must put themselves into the proper order in a "human...
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Curated OER

Fraction Comparison Study

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use the computer to complete comparison of fraction problems. In this comparing fractions worksheet, students learn to use the terms greater than, less than, and equal to.
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Curated OER

Comparing Fractions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students discuss the nature of fractions and compare fractions based on a similar whole to determine relative size.

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