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Fractions Are Parts Instructional VideoFractions Are Parts Instructional Video
Publisher
Math Antics
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Grade
3rd - 6th
Subjects
Math
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Media Length
5:16
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Duration
30 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2012
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Fractions Are Parts

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Cut it up into parts and make fractions. The short video provides a definition of fractions as being a representation of parts of a whole. Using drawings, the presentation shows how to determine the bottom and top numbers for a fraction as they relate the number of equal parts of a figure.

121 Views 56 Downloads
CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

fraction circles, fraction models, fractions, numerators, denominators

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Stress the importance that the parts must be the same size
  • Lead a discussion on how to represent fractions on the number line

Classroom Considerations

  • Pupils should be comfortable with dividing shapes
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Includes a video that shows how to arrive at the answers in the worksheet
  • Contains several opportunities for practice

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.3.2 3.NF.A.1 3.NF.A.3.c 3.G.A.2

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