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Teachnet: Fraction City
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.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Jon and Charlie's Run
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...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Salad Dressing
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: Reviewing Unit 1
Sixth graders participate in several activities to practice operations with decimals, fractions, and the distributive property.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Making S'mores
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...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Making Cookies
This tasks lends itself very well to multiple solution methods. Young scholars may learn a lot by comparing different methods. Students who are already comfortable with fraction multiplication can go straight to the numeric solutions...
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Illustrative Mathematics: Measuring Cups
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...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: How Much Pie?
The purpose of this task is to help students see the connection between a/b and a/b in a particular concrete example. The relationship between the division problem 3/8 and the fraction 3/8 is actually very subtle. Aligns with 5.NF.B.3.