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Halves and Fourths
Young mathematicians may not love fractions, but do they love sandwiches? How about cake? Use this visual fractions activity to represent fractions in a relatable way. Scholars start by coloring segmented shapes to indicate halves and...
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Half- Thirds- Quarters
A one page worksheet for early fraction learners. They check 3 diagrams in which a shape is analyzed and the indicated part is marked as: one half, one third, or one quarter.
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Fraction Introduction
Introduce fractions as a part/whole relationship. The slides in this resource show whole objects, half objects, and then relate the images to their numeric equivalent. This is a simple and basic introduction that uses a variety of...
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Fractions: Halves and Quarters of Shapes
In this fractions-halves and quarters of shapes instructional activity, students shade in a half or a quarter of each of the 6 different shapes.
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Matching Fractions
Focus on halves, thirds, and fourths in these visual fraction activities. Scholars begin by examining a grid with various expressions of the three fractions displayed in the grid squares. They color-code the grid to indicate which...
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Read the Time: Quarter Hour and Half Hour
In this telling time worksheet, students draw lines to match each analog clock face to the digital clock that says the same time. All times are to the nearest half or quarter hour.
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Finding Quarters
How do you find a quarter of a given number? The class will see how easy it can be, as they first find 1/2 of a given set of numbers. They are then encouraged to find 1/2 again, which of course is 1/4. A great strategy for learners just...
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Count Forward and Backwards in Halves
In this counting worksheet, students count forward and backwards in halves as directed by given numbers. An answer key and website reference are given.
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Fraction One-Half
In this recognizing the fraction 1/2 worksheet, students observe blank bars and fill them in showing different ways to make one-half. Students answer eight questions.
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The Quarter Fold
Little ones identify the US quarter and explore the concept of one-fourth or one-quarter. Using real coins or coin manipulatives, they divide a square piece of paper into quarters, discuss halves and quarters, and create a design that...
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Convert Quarter and Half Dollar to Cents-Level 1
In this coin conversion instructional activity, learners convert a set of money amounts shown in quarter and half dollars to equal amounts shown in cents. Answers are included on page 2.
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Fractions and Wholes
Lower elementary learners recognize solid shapes distributed for making fractions. Each individual uses a wheel and determine which part of a fraction is missing. This is a great lesson for your visual learners!
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1, 2, 3 o' Clock Rock
Second graders identify the hour and minute hands. They tell time by the hour, nearest quarter hour, half hour, and determine the relationships of time (e.g. minutes in hour, days in a month, weeks in a year). They create over-sized...
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Tiling Tessellations
Students explore tessellations. For this shapes and geometry lesson, students describe the attributes of many of the shapes displayed on an Elmo. Students create examples of tessellations using pattern blocks.
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Fraction Strips
How can you tell how many thirds are in a whole? Or twelfths? Use a fraction strips worksheet to visualize how many parts are in one whole.
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Fractions Problems
What a great way to explore fractions! Learners answer a series of questions related to three word problems involving fractions. They are required to use a diagram to describe their results.
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Partitioning Circles and Rectangles- Independent Practice
Start simple by using a shape-partitioning learning exercise. Scholars begin by segmenting basic shapes in halves and quarters. On the second page, they move on to more complex shapes, such as a heart and a cross, also partitioning them...
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Teaching Fractions-Thirds
If you have The Hershey Chocolate Candy Bar book, reading it makes an alluring anticipatory activity for a lesson on fractions. Learners use paper cutouts to consider the concept of thirds. The lesson concludes with a Bingo-style...
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Grade 2 Supplement Set D5 – Measurement: Telling Time
Have your class play concentration memory games using analog and digital clocks. Second graders become little experts with time telling to the minute, quarter, half, and hour. Use as a fun Friday treat as well as other...
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Halves, Thirds, and Quarters - Exploring Fractions
Fractions can be difficult to understand. In this introduction to fractions activity, students determine meaning, identify terms, and problem solve fractions. Fraction fiends solve eight problems. An excellent resource!
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Hour, Half-Hour, Quarter-Hour
For this time worksheet, students describe time shown on clocks in two ways, write times using numbers, and choose reasonable times to start given activities. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Understanding Fractions
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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Telling Time Lesson Plan
Judy Clocks are a great invention. Here, learners review telling time to hour and half hour on Judy clocks, begin telling time to quarter hour, use clock stamps to practice, and play computer games using Trudy's Time and Place House...
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Working with Coins
Count the correct change with a money math worksheet! Given certain coins, second and third graders add and subtract amounts of money to find the correct change. The worksheet uses pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and...