Whole Numbers As Fractions Lesson Plan printable pdf download

Grade L evel/Course:

Grade 3

Lesson/Unit P lan N ame:

Whole N umbers a s F ractions

Rationale/Lesson A bstract:

The s tudents w ill g ain u nderstanding o f w hole n umbers a s f ractions, u sing m ultiple m anipulatives a nd

visual m odels.

Timeframe:

4 D ays: a pproximately 6 0 m inute s essions

N umber a nd O perations -‐ F ractions 3 .NF.3c

Common C ore S tandard(s):

Develop u nderstanding o f f ractions a s n umbers.

3. E xplain e quivalence o f f ractions i n s pecial c ases, a nd c ompare f ractions b y r easoning a bout t heir s ize.

c. E xpress w hole n umbers a s f ractions, a nd r ecognize f ractions t hat a re e quivalent t o w hole n umbers.

Examples: E xpress 3 i n t he f orm 3 = 3 /1; r ecognize t hat 6 /1 = 6 ; l ocate 4 /4 a nd 1 a t t he s ame p oint o f a

number l ine d iagram.

Instructional R esources/Materials:

Pencils

Pattern b locks

Fraction s trips

Hexagon R ecording S heet

Fraction S trip R ecording S heets ( pages 1 & 2 ) & T ape

Open N umber L ine R ecording S heet

Warm U p 1 ( to b e g iven a t t he b eginning o f D ay 1 )

Warm U p 2 ( to b e g iven a t t he b eginning o f D ay 4 )

Assessment

Day O ne A ctivity/Lesson:

Begin w ith W arm U p 1 .

Review – W hat i s a w hole?

C ooperative g roups u se p attern b locks t o m odel 1 /1, 2 /2, 3 /3,

and 6 /6 b y f illing i n o ne h exagon.

1. The t eacher w ill m odel b y f illing i n a l arge s quare w ith 4

orange s quare p attern b locks.

2. Each m ember o f t he g roup w ill u se t he p attern b locks t o

fill o ne h exagon.

Extend-‐

M embers o f t he g roup c ontinue t o f ill 2 , 3 , 4 , a nd 5 h exagons

and w riting t he f ractions f or e ach. S tudents w ill l abel t heir

diagrams o n t he H exagon R ecording S heet.

Discuss-‐

A s m embers o f t he g roup f inish l abeling t he f ractions o n t he

Hexagon R ecording S heet, t hey w ill l ook a t t he g roup’s c harts a nd

make o bservations. T he t eacher m ay n eed t o p rompt w ith

questions l ike, “ What d o y ou n otice? D escribe a ny p atterns t hat

you s ee.”

A fter s haring o bservations i n g roups a nd a s a c lass, t he s tudents

will w rite 3 o r m ore o bservations i n t heir m ath j ournal.

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MCC@WCCUSD 03/11/14

Whole Numbers As Fractions Lesson Plan

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