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Lesson 5: Recognising and Creating Fractions
60 minutes | Suitable for Grades: 1 - 2A 60 minute lesson in which students will recognise and create halves, quarters, thirds, fifths and eighths.
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Preparation
Equipment
- Large sheets of poster paper
Lesson Plan
Tuning In
- Revise the content of the unit by playing a game of ‘Fraction Match Up’ using the Fraction Wheels.
Teacher Instruction
- Use slides 12-44 of the Introduction to Fractions PowerPoint to revise halves, quarters, thirds, fifths and eighths. Remind the students of how many pieces form a whole in each fraction.
Guided/Independent Learning
- Cut out the pictures and headings for each fraction in the Unit Fraction Posters. Paste each of the headings on large pieces of paper and display these around the room.
- Provide each student with two or three pictures each. Explain to the students that they need to work out which fraction each of their pictures represents, then attach them to the correct poster.
- Allow the students time to work out where their pictures belong and to attach them to the correct poster. When all the students have finished, discuss each fraction poster.
- Ask the students to open their Fractions Worksheet Pack – Lower Grades. Monitor and support the students to complete pages 10-11 as revision.
Wrapping Up
- Display the posters the students created in the classroom. Discuss any challenges the students experienced when completing the activity.
Differentiation
Extending Students
- Allow any fast finishers to play a game of Pizza Fraction Bingo.
Supporting Students
- Allow students who are finding the picture sorting activity challenging to work with a friend.
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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