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Better Lesson: Decimal Operations and Equivalency Pretest

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders show what they know about decimal operations and equivalency between fractions, decimals, and percents.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Share and Share Alike (Equal Parts)

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This Five E's AMSTI lesson plan equips young scholars to divide an object into equal parts. A story and interactive whiteboard activity about sharing food demonstrate the idea of equal halves of circles, after which students attempt to...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Making S'mores

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this instructional task is to motivate a discussion about adding fractions and the meaning of the common denominator. The different parts of the task have students moving back and forth between the abstract representation...
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University of Texas

Inisde Mathematics: Sewing [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This task challenges students to demonstrate understanding of the relationships between fractions, decimals and percents.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Conversions Rock

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students will learn and reinforce skills for equivalent conversions of fractions, decimals and percents.
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Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Simplifying Fractions

For Teachers 5th Standards
5th grade lesson explains how to simplify a fraction.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Understanding Decimals

For Teachers 6th
This math game will help students understand the connection between fractions and decimals. Students will use dice, a recording sheet, and their number sense as they find equivalent fractions from decimals. During the other part of the...
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Better Lesson: Reviewing Unit 1

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders participate in several activities to practice operations with decimals, fractions, and the distributive property.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Mixed Numbers With Unlike Denominators

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this task is to help students realize there are different ways to add mixed numbers and is most appropriate for use in an instructional setting. The two primary ways one can expect students to add are converting the mixed...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.ns Equivalent Fractions and Non Repeating Decimals

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson, 7th graders determne how to find the repeating decimal using multiplication.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Lesson Plan: Tony's Tiger Bites

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students are given a marshmallow cereal bar recipe and are challenged to make equivalent fractions while following directions.
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PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Pirate Picnic Activity Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Ahoy Matey! Join PBS Kids characters Peg + Cat to explore fair sharing and solve math problems to help a group of cranky pirates divide things fairly. Children will separate sets of objects into equal groups and divide single objects...
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Other

Teachnet: Fraction City

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This website offers an excellent lesson plan that teaches basic fraction concepts and includes an equivalent fraction procedure. Lots of detailed instructions on how to prepare and teach this topic.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Jon and Charlie's Run

For Students 3rd
The purpose of this task is to present students with a context where they need to explain why two simple fractions are equivalent and are most appropriate for instruction. Students can illustrate the fact that the two fractions are...
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Better Lesson: Where Does That Fall on the Number Line?

For Teachers 6th
Where does five-thirds belong on a number line? What about 1.61? Students apply their knowledge of fractions and decimals in order to compare and order fractions and decimals.
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Better Lesson: Unit Closure

For Teachers 6th Standards
What's the best deal? How do you represent equivalent amounts? Students work on these questions as they wrap up Unit 2.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: We Are the Parts [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th Standards
In this lesson, 4th graders will investigate equivalent fractions using their bodies and space.
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Better Lesson: Are They Really the Same?

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders often wonder how two things so different can end up being the same, in this activity students will be exploring the relevance and how to determine if fractions are equivalent through a variety of ways.
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Better Lesson: More Than One Name for a Fraction

For Teachers 2nd Standards
We are all called by more than one name. Lets find out if fractions can be too!
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Measuring Cups

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This task could form part of a classroom activity where learners are encouraged to find as many different ways as possible to make different fractions such as 1/12 and then share their methods. While measuring cups would be helpful to...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Salad Dressing

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this task is to have learners add fractions with unlike denominators and divide a unit fraction by a whole number. This accessible real-life context provides students with an opportunity to apply their understanding of...
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Better Lesson: Compare Parts of a Whole

For Teachers 4th Standards
Given a set of fractions students will be able to compare unit fractions by using models to determine that the more equal parts there are in the whole, the smaller each part will be. This instructional activity includes a detailed plan,...
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Better Lesson: Give Me 100%.

For Teachers 6th Standards
Understand the connection between ratio, percents, and fractions.
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Better Lesson: Introduction to Ratios

For Teachers 6th Standards
What is a ratio? How can we create equivalent ratios? Students work to express and extend relationships using ratios.

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