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Cutting Sandwiches
Students discuss shapes and their characteristics. As a class, they explore shapes made from a square. Students explore triangles, squares, fractions of a square such as a half and a quarter. Individually, they complete worksheets, and...
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Size-Wise:Healthy Eating Habits
Students become familiar with portion control. In this healthy habits lesson, students create a meal using pizza and toppings. Students continue adding toppings and cutting away portions until there is none left. Students recognize...
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Fractions and Division
In this fractions and division worksheet, 4th graders write 10 answers as a fraction, mixed number or as a whole number. Students study a table to figure out the amount of each material used to made six identical centerpieces.
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Missing Dollar
In this problem solving worksheet, students find the error in the problem that seems to result in a missing dollar. In this problem, three friends pay $30 for pizza. The clerk returns $5, and the friends appear to have lost a dollar when...
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New: Fun with Fractions
Third graders determine that the larger the denominator the more parts the whole is being divided into. They use fractions to communicate and compare parts of the whole. They discover what the numerator and denominator of a fraction...
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Can You Lend Me a Hand?
Students explore the concepts of community. In this communities lesson plan, students listen and respond to the story of The Little Red Hen and discuss ways to contribute to their own community. Students recognize the importance of...
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Using Conjunctions 2
In this language arts worksheet, students learn that conjunctions can tie two parts of a sentence together. Students read the first half of a sentence and add a second phrase, choosing a conjunction from the list: and, or, but, because...
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Basic Fractions
In this introduction to fractions instructional activity, students read the instructions, color the part designated, and write the fraction. Students solve 6 problems.
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Pi Day Fun!
In this multi-faceted introduction to pi, participants perform a bevy of pi-related activities. Ranging from measuring household items to singing pi songs and reading pi stories, this fun and non-intimidating resource serves to bring up...
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Quiz 4.9 Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers Quiz
Here are 19 questions that you can use to assess the ability of your math class to multiply whole numbers by fractions. The first 10 problems are straightforward computations. Then next five ask learners to evaluate expressions for which...
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The Adventures of Mrs. Meatball
In this fraction word problem learning exercise, students read each word problem and determine the fraction answer to solve the problem.
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Finding Fractions of a Group Reteaching Worksheet
In this finding fractions of a group reteaching worksheet, 2nd graders examine the example at the top of the page which shows how to find a fractional portion of a group. They apply the information as they solve 4 fraction word problems...
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Equivalent Fractions
In this math activity, students solve the fraction problems that are pictured as pizza and cheesecake. They write down the fractional parts.
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Equivalent Fractions
Students describe parts of a fraction and make equivalent fractions. They review parts of a fraction using a pizza, make equivalent fractions, and play the review game Fraction Fairway.
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Fractions in Shapes
First graders explore fractions with manipulatives. For this fraction lesson, 1st graders use paper foods such as sandwiches and pizza in order to find halves, thirds, fourths, eighths, and more. This lesson is divided up into 3 tiers...
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Fractions: Multiplication and Division
Seventh graders multiply and divide fractions. Using the teepee method, 7th graders model fractions as they find solutions to problems. They recognize that "of" means to multiply and explore real life situations when multiplying or...
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Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Converting fractions is an important skill for students to master. Using this worksheet, students can practice expressing fractions as an improper fraction and as a mixed number. This worksheet is for use with the Houghton Mifflin math...
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Add and Subtract With Unlike Denominator Quiz
In this fraction quiz instructional activity, students add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators, included are 3 word problems. Answers on page 2.
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Dividing a Candy Bar
Fourth graders explore number values by utilizing a candy bar in class. In this fraction lesson, 4th graders divide pizza and candy amongst each other in order to identify parts of a whole and fractions. Students answer several fraction...
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Math: Divide and Conquer - Equivalent Fractions
Students engage in hands-on activities and observe videos to develop fraction skills. In one activity, they create "paper pizzas" complete with original toppings. By swapping pieces, students display whole and unique-looking pizzas.
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MS Math Dividing Fractions
Seventh graders practice dividing fractions. As a class, 7th graders review multiplication problems and then use a model for dividing whole numbers to discover how to divide fractions. After exploration, the teacher demonstrates the...
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Introduction to Fractions
Fourth graders break into groups having 10 come to the front and figure out the fraction of students are wearing jeans, glasses, have brown hair, etc. They write the fraction together. Each student then makes a picture and be able to...
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Adding Money Amounts
In this adding money worksheet, 5th graders read a half page of directions and complete 6 math problems. Each problem asks students to add dollar amounts by hand.
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Fractions--How Low Can You Go?
Students reduce fractons. In this fractions lesson, students visit a given website and perform directed activities. They reduce fractions to their lowest terms. Students complete worksheets containing fractions.