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Day 2 A ctivity/Lesson c ontinued:

Connect-‐

T he s tudents w ill t hen w ork t ogether t o u se f raction s trips t o s how t he s ame f ractions ( 1/1, 2 /2, 3 /3, 6 /6) a s a

bar m odel. T he s tudents w ill d raw a nd l abel t he m odels o n t he F raction S trip R ecording S heet.

1. The t eacher w ill m odel b y d rawing a nd l abeling t he e xample f or 4 /4.

2. Each m ember o f t he g roup w ill u se t he f raction s trips t o e qual o ne b ar.

Extend-‐

M embers o f t he g roup w ill c ontinue t o f ill 2 , 3 , a nd 4 b ars a nd w rite t he f ractions f or e ach. S tudents w ill l abel

their d iagrams o n t he F raction S trip 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 F raction S trip R ecording S heet, t hey w ill l ook a t t he

group’s c harts a nd m ake o bservations. T he t eacher m ay n eed t o p rompt w ith q uestions l ike, “ What d o y ou

notice? D escribe a ny p atterns t hat y ou s ee. H ow a re t he c harts s imilar?”

A fter s haring o bservations i n g roups a nd a s a c lass, t he s tudents w ill w rite 3 o r m ore o bservations i n t heir m ath

journal.

Day T hree A ctivity/Lesson:

Transfer-‐

T he s tudents w ill t ransfer t his k nowledge o f w hole n umbers

as f ractions b y p lacing f ractions a nd w hole n umbers i n t he

appropriate s pots o n a n umber l ine.

T he t eacher w ill b egin b y a sking t he s tudents t o c ome u p a nd

write o ne o f t heir f ractions o n t he c lass n umber l ine. A fter

sharing a c ouple o f e xamples, t he s tudents w ill w rite t he r est

of t he f ractions o n t heir o wn n umber l ine. G ive t he s tudents

approximately 1 0-‐15 m inutes t o w ork o n t heir o wn.

Share a nd C orrect-‐

T hen h ave t he s tudents s hare w ith a p artner b efore

completing t he c lass n umber l ines. A t t he e nd o f t he s ession

have t he s tudents r eflect o n t heir o wn l earning i n t heir m ath

journal.

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