Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Connor and Makayla Discuss Multiplication
The purpose of this task is to have students think about the meaning of multiplying a number by a fraction, and use this burgeoning understanding of fraction multiplication to make sense of the commutative property of multiplication in...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Folding Strips of Paper
The purpose of this task is to provide students with a concrete experience they can relate to fraction multiplication. Perhaps more importantly, the task also purposefully relates length and locations of points on a number line, a common...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Fractions Pretest
Students take the fractions pretest in order to inform instruction.