Activity Title

Understanding fractions.

Goal/Objective

Lesson Outline

Prior Knowledge Needed

Mastery of whole numbers. Able to perform basic operations with whole numbers.

Materials, Text, Media, Handouts

Teacher generated handout.

Introduction

How fractions are used in everyday life: cooking, medical field, office workers, and people who use measurements such as a seamstress or carpenter.

Vocabulary

• numerator
• denominator
• proper fractions
• improper fractions
• mixed numbers
• cancellations
• reducing, and
• fractions

Activity

Bring pizzas to class and divide into pieces; orange segments; fractional proportions with M and M’s.

Extension / Enrichment Activity

Bring measuring cups to show relationship of measurements in multiplication of items.

Evaluation Activity

Have students review by multiplying into smaller pieces.

Real-Life Connection

Making pizza from scratch. Manipulate recipe based on number of students.

Bridges Accommodations

Allow group work and allow extra time.

Benchmark Assessment

Quiz of ten items with mastery of 8 out of 10.