Curated OER
Math: Creating Fraction Strips
Third graders construct fraction strips to play several math games. Using different colored construction paper, they assemble the strips and play Order the Fractions and Fraction War. With a pair of dice, 3rd graders roll fractions...
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Fraction Action
Students solve problems with fractions. In this algebra lesson, students review the names of fraction and equivalent fractions. They review multiplication and how to find the inverse of a division problem.
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Fraction Fun
Students practice identifying common fractions using various manipulatives. They visit a visual fractions website and complete an activity. In the final activity, students create real-life problems.
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Ratios and Proportions
In this ratios and proportions worksheet, young scholars complete a series of short answer questions based on different charts and word problems dealing with ratios and proportions. Students complete 9 problems.
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Fraction Feast!
Students listen to various books about sharing food or food fractions. Then they discuss their fraction feast, examining the food and deciding how it can be shared to make fractions.
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Revamped Recipe
Fifth graders engage in a tasty lesson which assist them with proportional measurements. They use a given recipe written for 12 servings, and use a chart to determine the ingredient amounts for 30 servings (or number of students in class).
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Game Chocolate Bars
Use this game to practice finding how many of the chocolate bars (or parts) you will get when you share them with your friends at the party. If you don't figure it out correctly the computer will tell why.
Student Achievement Partners
Nctm: Sharing Chocolate [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, students use chocolate bars to explore adding fractions with unlike denominators.