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Lesson 1: Fractions Everywhere
60 minutes | Suitable for Grades: 1 - 2A 60 minute lesson designed to introduce the concept of fractions in real-world situations.
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Lesson Plan
This lesson contains a link to an external video. Please watch the video prior to presenting this lesson to ensure that the content is appropriate for your students.
Tuning In
- Watch the Give Me Half! video on YouTube. Ask the students:
- What are some of the everyday items that the brother and sister shared?
- Do you think the pizza can be divided into more equal parts?
Teacher Instruction
- As a class, divide a whole circle in half, then into quarters. Ask the students:
- Are they still equal pieces?
- When you put the four pieces together, does it still make a whole circle?
- What happens if you take pieces away? How much of the circle is left?
- Display and discuss slides 3-11 of the Introduction to Fractions PowerPoint. Encourage the students to brainstorm other ways fractions are used in everyday life.
Guided/Independent Learning
- Provide the students with an enlarged copy of the Fractions Flip Book. Monitor and support the students to create their flip books. Do not cut the fractions in this lesson.
Wrapping Up
- Allow the students time to look through their flip books. As a class, discuss how each page is divided into different fractions and how all of the pieces are equal.
Differentiation
Extending Students
- Encourage fast finishers to write their own fractions story, similar to the Give Me Half! story from the video.
Supporting Students
- Allow students who are having trouble creating the flip book to work in a smaller group with a teacher or teacher aide.
Assessment Strategies
Suggested Assessment Strategies
- used strategic whole class or individual questioning
- observed student participation during learning activities
- recorded student progress on a checklist
- annotated student work samples
- collected and reviewed student work samples
- facilitated whole class or peer feedback sessions
- encouraged student self-reflection
- administered formal assessment tasks.
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