Comparing Fractions Bundle with Game

Subject: Math, Numbers and Operations Fractions

Type: Lesson Plan Bundle

Skills:

• Collaborate with peers to practice the "language" of fractions
• Attend to precision identify by identifying that  comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole
• Compare two fractions by creating common numerators or common denominators
• Generate equivalent fractions with a common denominator or numerator using multiplication
• Record fraction comparisons using <, >, or =
• Illustrate and justify fraction comparisons using visual models
• Demonstrate their understanding of this skill by compare two fractions with different numerators and/or different denominators while playing the game "Compare the Pair"
• Complete an exit slip to help you determine next instructional steps

Materials Needed:

• Blank paper (3 per student)
• Pencils/colored pencils
• personal student dry erase boards & dry erase marker (if not available use paper and pencil)
• Document camera or whiteboard

 

Printable Resources:

• Student Resources:
  • “Compare the Pair: Fraction Cards” (1 set of cards per pair of students)
  • “Compare the Pair: Recording Sheet” (1 copy per student)
  • “Exit Slips” (as an optional assessment component) (1 copy per student)

CCSS: 4.NF.A.2

File Type: PDF Document