Fun with Fractions

1. T: Good morning class! Today we are going to be discussing fractions.
2. Teacher will go over what a fraction is and explain the parts of it (numerator, denominator, etc.).
3. Teacher will show explain to students how they can illustrate fractions, show them on a number line, and how to use pie models to show fractions. (This will be broken down into a week of teaching)

Day One- Teacher will go over the basics of fractions, and explain what a unit fraction is. Teacher will explain how to illustrate unit fractions. Students will complete a worksheet to help them practice writing/illustrating unit fractions.
Day Two- Teacher will review what the students learned on the previous day, and go further on the teaching using harder fractions. Students will work in small groups on a dice activity. Each student will roll a dice twice. (once for the numerator, and once for the denominator. The students will write what they roll onto a sheet of paper, and then illustrate the fraction they created.
Day Three- Teacher will review what the students learned on the previous day. The teacher will demonstrate how the students can show fractions on a number line. The students will watch a video (linked in the resources tab) that will help them when creating the number lines. Once the students have watched the video, they will work on a worksheet in small groups to help them practice writing fractions on a number line.
Day Four- Teacher will review what the students learned on the previous day. The teacher will demonstrate how the students can create pie models to show fractions. After doing a few examples as a class, the students will complete a worksheet to have more practice.
Day Five- Teacher will review everything the students have learned about fractions, and answer any questions the students may have. Teacher will give an assessment on what the students have learned.

Extension: Provide students with a fraction that isn't a unit fraction. Have students equate the fraction into a sum of unit fractions repeatedly. Ask students how they could show this as a multiplication equation. This leads into the 4th grade fraction standards. (ex. 3/8 = 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8, so 1/8 x 3 = 3/8)

Differentiation: Use unifix cubes, base ten blocks, or bingo chips that have two different colors. Place 10 total on the table, with 4 in one color and the other 6 in another color. Ask the student which fraction of the objects is a given color. Record their thinking as a fraction and ask them what each number means to reinforce the concepts of numerators and denominators.

The students will be assessed on the observations the teacher does throughout the week, and the assessment that is given on day 5 after the teacher has reviewed everything that was covered during the week.