Fraction Lesson Plan

Fraction Lesson Plan
Introduction
- Comparing and ordering fractions and mixed numbers
- Length of Lesson : 50 minutes
- Standards of Learning:
o Math 4.2 The student will:
 Compare and order fractions and mixed numbers
 Represent equivalent fractions; and
 Identify the division statement that represents a fraction
Learning Objectives
- Students will:
o Represent equivalent fractions
o Compare and order fractions and mixed numbers
Supplies Needed
- Computer lab
- Kidspiration
- Milk chocolate worksheets
- Homework worksheet
- Pencil/paper
- “The Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fraction Book”
Teaching and Learning Sequence
- Introduction/Anticipatory Set
1. Gather the children on the carpet
2. Introduce the book, The Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fractions Book by Jerry
Pallotta and Rob Bolster. Show them the cover and picture inside. Explain
that this is going to be a review of some things they already learned about
fractions.
3. Ask students to name off some facts they know about fractions before
reading.
4. Read The Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fractions Book as a whole class while
sitting on the carpet. While reading, point out the different fractions and
why they are divided up like they are.
- Lesson Development
1. Ask the students so sit back at their table and to pull out crayons or
colored pencils.
2. Pass out the Milk Chocolate Fraction Page and instruct students that like in
the book we are going to divide a chocolate bar into fractions and
compare them.
3. Instruct students to divide the candy bars into halves, thirds, fourths,
fifths, and up to twelfths until they have four left. Tell them to leave the
first one as a whole chocolate bar and to divide the remaining into
twelfths as well.
4. Once students have divided each of their candy bars up, give them
fractions to color in on each of the candy bars: 1/1, 1/2, 2/3, 2/4, 3/5, 4/6,
3/7, 5/8, 7/9, 5/10, 3/11, 4/12, 6/12, 10/12, 11/12, 12/12.
5. Instruct students to look at the fractions and write down their order from
least to greatest. Discuss as a class how to find the LCD and why that is
important. Go over the correct answers and draw the fractions on the
board.
6. After the order is determined, ask students which fractions are equal and
how they know that. Discuss the importance of simplifying fractions when
doing problems.
7. Instruct students to glue the milk chocolate bars in order from least to
greatest in their math notebook to keep as a reference.
8. Once all children have glued their chocolate bars into their math
notebook, explain that they are going to play an interactive game prior to
get an understanding of the homework worksheets.
9. Walk the children over to the computer lab.
10.Allow children to work on the computer at the Kids and Cookies website
for about 10 minutes to practice fractions and dividing them equally to
their friends.
11.Walk children back to the room and give them the printouts from the Kids
and Cookies game.
12.Explain that as part of their homework they need to cut out their cookies
and display 4 equivalent fractions. For example: 2/3 of a oatmeal cookie =
4/6 of an oatmeal cookie
13.Ask for any questions and pass out the homework worksheet.
Homework
- Worksheet on comparing fractions
- Kids & Cookies Website printouts
Assessment
- Formative: Monitor students as they are dividing fractions and shading in the
fraction given. Ensure students are able to complete alone without
assistance. Check to ensure students are able to order the fractions and write
them correctly.
- Summative: Check and grade each student’s homework worksheet. Check to
ensure students understand how to compare fractions with the same
denominator by looking at the largest numerator. Check to ensure students
understand how to find the LCD of fractions with different denominators so
they can be compared. Look at how students convert a mixed number into a
fraction to see if they do the process correctly. Make sure students are writing
fractions correctly.
References
- Virginia Department of Education, Mathematics Enhanced Scope and
Sequence – Fourth. Pages 35-36. www.doe.virginia.gov
- Pallotta, Jerry and Robert Bolster. The Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fraction Book.
Scholastic 1999.
- http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/interactive/flash/kidsandcookies/kidc
ookie.php

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Fraction Lesson Plan

- Comparing and ordering fractions and mixed numbers

- Length of Lesson : 50 minutes

o Math 4.2 The student will:

 Compare and order fractions and mixed numbers

 Represent equivalent fractions; and

 Identify the division statement that represents a fraction

o Represent equivalent fractions

o Compare and order fractions and mixed numbers

- Milk chocolate worksheets

- “The Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fraction Book”

Teaching and Learning Sequence

1. Gather the children on the carpet

why they are divided up like they are.

greatest in their math notebook to keep as a reference.

get an understanding of the homework worksheets.

9. Walk the children over to the computer lab.

for about 10 minutes to practice fractions and dividing them equally to

and Cookies game.

and display 4 equivalent fractions. For example: 2/3 of a oatmeal cookie =

4/6 of an oatmeal cookie

- Worksheet on comparing fractions

- Kids & Cookies Website printouts

fraction given. Ensure students are able to complete alone without

- Summative: Check and grade each student’s homework worksheet. Check to

ensure students understand how to compare fractions with the same

denominator by looking at the largest numerator. Check to ensure students

understand how to find the LCD of fractions with different denominators so

- Virginia Department of Education, Mathematics Enhanced Scope and

Sequence – Fourth. Pages 35-36. www.doe.virginia.gov

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