Fraction Patterns
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Introduction to Fractions
Lesson Plans by Anna Warfield
Many students struggle with fractions throughout elementary and middle school, so it is important that students have a thorough understanding of what fractions are, estimating and comparing amounts visually and numerically, and recognizing reasonable answers. Storyboard That will make learning fractions fun!
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Introduction to Fractions Activities |Graphic Organizers for Math
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- Fractions show equal parts.
- Shapes can be split evenly in many ways.
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- Sometimes the new shapes look very different.
- The shares must be the same size. This picture DOES NOT show 1/2.
- Each part is the same size and has the same value.
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- Wholes can be split into more than two equal parts.
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- We can split this square up in more than one way.
- This does not show 1/3 because the three parts are not equal.
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- Sometimes it is hard to tell when the parts are not equally sized. Look carefully!
- Squares have four sides and split into four parts easily.
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- All parts together make one whole.
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- Remember that the shape of the part can be very different from the whole.
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- Sometimes fraction images can be complicated.
- Can you guess what fraction of the whole the red piece is?
- Count carefully! The original shape does not decide the number of parts in the whole.
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