1 The Important Thing About Fractions Written by: M. Carlson, K. Frink, C. Castro, S. Pratt and T. Punkiewiez

2 The important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. The circle has not shaded blue. The circle has one-fourth not shaded blue. The circle has 1 out of 4 equal parts not shaded blue. The rectangle has shaded green. The rectangle has two-thirds shaded green. The rectangle has 2 out of 3 parts shaded. But the important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. This pizza is divided into fourths. Each fourth of the pizza has a different topping.

3 The important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. But the important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. of the group of M&Ms is blue. Three-fourths of the group of M&Ms are blue. 3 out of 4 M&Ms are blue. of the group of the group of M&Ms is red. One-fourth of the group of M&Ms is red. 1 out of 4 M&Ms are red.

4 Each fraction has a numerator The numerator is the top number The numerator represents the number of equal parts you are talking about. The important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. But the important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. Numerator This numerator tells us about 1 of the 2 equal parts. ½ of these brownies are frosted. ½ of the M&Ms are green.

5 The smaller the numerator, the fewer parts represented The important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. But the important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. The larger the numerator the more parts represented Smaller numerator Larger numerator Less shaded green. More shaded green.

6 Each fraction has a denominator The denominator is the bottom number The denominator represents the number of equal parts in the whole or group. The important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. But the important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. Denominator This denominator tells us there are 2 equal parts. These brownies have 2 equal parts. There are 2 M&Ms in this group.

7 The smaller the denominator the larger the parts of the whole or group The important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. But the important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. Larger denominator The larger the denominator the smaller the parts of the whole or group Smaller denominator Smaller parts Larger parts

8 Some fractions are equivalent, this means they are equal. Equivalent fractions take up the same amount of space Equivalent fractions have the same value, even though they are represented by different numbers. The important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. But the important thing about fractions is they represent equal parts of a whole or a group. There are 4 students raising their hands. or of the students are girls.