This unit will introduce the concept of fractions with activities and lessons that cater to visual, auditory, and tactile learning styles. Students will create fractions with a variety of manipulatives, solve problems with fractions, play games with fractions, and explore fractions in their everyday lives. The unit will also integrate language arts, as students write fraction stories and read literature related to fractions.
Students will gain an understanding of basic fractions, including 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, and whole. Students will learn key vocabulary words: whole, fraction, numerator, and denominator. Students will understand how fractions relate to their everyday lives.
Lessons include:
Lesson #1: Introduce Whole and One-Half
Lesson #2: More about One-Half
Lesson #3: Practice with One-Half
Lesson #4: Introduce Numerator and Denominator
Lesson #5: Going Beyond One-Half
Lesson #6: Making Fractions I
Lesson #7: Making Fractions II
Lesson #8: Comparing Fractions I
Lesson #9: Comparing Fractions II
Lesson #10: Fraction Bingo
Lesson #11: Fraction Matching Game
Lesson #12: Writing a Fraction Story I
Lesson #13: Writing a Fraction Story II
Unit Resources include:
Vocabulary Cards
Problems of the Day
Pizza Cut-Out Sheet
One-Half Practice Sheet
Candy Activity Sheet
Candy Fractions Activity Sheet
Clay Fractions Activity Sheet
Comparing Fractions Activity Sheet
Fraction Circles
Bingo Caller Cars
Bingo Game Board
Fraction Matching Game
Pre-Writing Graphic Organizer