Fractions

Name: Kristin Thompson School: Animas Valley

Elementary
Grade Level: 4th Number of Students in Class: 22
Unit: Math Fractions Lesson Duration: 30
minutes
Day, Date, and Time of Lesson: January 18, 2017

1. Objective(s):
After exploring with fraction manipulatives, students will build on their prior
knowledge about fractions and will be able to describe what fraction
equivalency is.

2. ColoradoAcademicStandards:
Content Area: Mathematics
Standard: 1. Number Sense, Properties, and Operations
Concepts and skills students master: 2. Different models and representations can
be used to compare fractional parts.
Evidence Outcomes: a. Use ideas of fraction equivalence and ordering to: (CCSS:
4. NF)
i. Explain equivalence of fractions using drawings and
models.

3. Learning Target(s):
Using fraction manipulatives, I can show equivalent fractions and describe
what that means.

4. Assessment:
Quickcheckduringtalk.
Exitticket:whichfractionisequivalenttothisone?(Usepictures/manipulatives.)

5. Materials:
MathJournals.
Pencils.
Fractionspieces.

6. EssentialQuestionsorBigPictureStatement:
Whatisafraction?
Whatistherelationship(s)amongfractions?
(Tryingtogetthemtogeartheirthinkingtowardfractionequivalencies.)
7. Introduction/AnticipatorySet:
TPSSchemaWhatdoyoualreadyknowaboutfractions?
Jotideasdowninmathjournals.

8. ****StepbyStepLessonProcess:****
a. AnticipatorySetTPS;Fractionschema.(24mins)
b. Quickcheckworksheet.(3mins)
c. Iftheypassquickcheck:GowithMs.Hannah.
Iftheyneedmore,staywithme.
d. Modelingwithcircleandshapes.Showhowafractionissetupwithpictures.
Modelwhattowriteinjournals.(5mins)
e. Breakintogroupsandgotodifferentstations.(1015mins)
DrawWhatyoudiscover.
Exploringfractions:relatingpartstowhole.
Exploringfractions:discoveringequivalentfractions.
Asstudentsareworking,walkaroundandcheckinonthem.Whatarethey
learning?Ifthereisadiscovery,gettheclasssattentionandletthatgroup
teachtheclass.
Canyoufindarelationshipbetweenthosepieces?Ifso,whatisit?
f. Cometogetherasaclass.(5mins)
Whatdidyounotice?
g. QuickCheckagain.(2mins)
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What fraction does each triangle equal? Write the
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How many triangles equal a rhombus?

How many triangles equal a hexagon?