1. What is a fraction? Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

2. What is a Fraction?: Part 1: LessonLesson Part 2: Online PracticeOnline Practice Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

3. FOCUS QUESTION: What is a fraction? Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

4. A fraction can be a part of a whole. A fraction splits the whole into pieces. The pieces must be equal in size. If I eat one of the two pieces, what fraction did I eat? += Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

5. A fraction can also be a part of a set or part of a group. Below is a set of 3 cookies. If Alex eats 1 cookie, what fraction of the cookies are left? OUT OF Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

6. FOCUS QUESTION: What do we call the parts of a fraction? Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

7. A fraction has 2 parts. 1 4 Numerator – Denominator – Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

8. QUICK CHECK Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

9. Which number is circled? Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott 3 4 = denominator

10. Which number is circled? Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott 3 4 = numerator

11. PRACTICE: Can you name these fractions? Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

12. Practice 1: Name each Fraction ____ Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

13. Practice 2: Name each Fraction ____ Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

14. Practice 3: Color each Fraction 1/23/4 4/6 5/8 Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

15. Practice 4: Color each Fraction 2/8 3/6 7/105/12 Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

16. PRACTICE: Fractions in a set or group Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

17. What fraction of the M & M’s are green? Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

18. What fraction of the instruments have strings? Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

19. What fraction of the fish have stripes? Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

20. What fraction of the arrows hit the bulls-eye?

21. What fraction of the apples are on the tree? Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

22. What fraction of the food is a cheeseburger? Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

23. What fraction of the birds is a parrot? Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

24. PRACTICE: Story Problems Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

25. 1.Brenda made a quilt with 8 equal-sized squares of material. If 5 squares are blue and 3 squares are white, what fraction of the quilt is blue? Question:Steps: Solve:Answer in Words: Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

26. 2. Marco has 2 dozen marbles. Allysa has ½ dozen marbles. Who has more marbles? How many more? Question:Steps: Solve:Answer in Words: Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

27. 3. The farm sold 158 large pumpkins and 471 small pumpkins. How many pumpkins did the farm sell in all? Question:Steps: Solve:Answer in Words: Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

28. 4. The fence company used 2,765 feet of fencing to enclose the playground. What is that number rounded to the nearest thousand? Question:Steps: Solve:Answer in Words: Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

30. Online Practice: http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/r esources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/ fractions/index.htm http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/r esources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/ fractions/index.htm http://www.harcourtschool.com/ac tivity/cross_the_river/ http://www.harcourtschool.com/ac tivity/cross_the_river/ http://www.primarygames.com/fra ctions/question1.htm http://www.primarygames.com/fra ctions/question1.htm Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott