Activity 1: Recipe Fractions
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Standards:
Literacy CC.1.2.4.E: Use text structure to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/ solution)
Math CC.2.1.4.C.2: Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers.
Materials:
Literacy CC.1.2.4.E: Use text structure to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/ solution)
Math CC.2.1.4.C.2: Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers.
Materials:
- Simple recipe card
- Measuring cups
- Ingredients needed for recipe
- Get out all the materials needed for the recipe that you are preparing to make (eg. milk, butter, eggs, flour, sugar, etc. for baking a cake).
- Have your student read the recipe, taking notice to all the fractions that are present throughout the recipe.
- Begin by measuring out all the materials needed for the recipe. Have your student measure out the ingredients with the appropriate measuring cups. Encourage the use of multiple methods of measuring each ingredient (eg. using two 1/3 cups to measure out 2/3 cup of sugar), allowing your child to take notice to unit fractions and how they can be built upon.
- Add the ingredients together according to the recipe and prepare the dish accordingly.
Activity 2: Lima Bean Fractions
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Standards:
Literacy CC.1.5.4.A: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grade level topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Math CC.2.1.4.C.1: Extend the understanding of fractions to show equivalence and ordering.
Materials:
Instructions:
References:
Activities at Home: Grade 3: Unit 7. (n.d.). Education Place. Retrieved November 24, 2012, from http://www.eduplace.com/parents/mw/activities/3/aah3_u7.html
Literacy CC.1.5.4.A: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grade level topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Math CC.2.1.4.C.1: Extend the understanding of fractions to show equivalence and ordering.
Materials:
- 2 egg cartons (1 should be a dozen and another should be a half dozen or 8-egg carton)
- Lima beans
- Paper
- pencils
Instructions:
- You and your child each get one egg carton. Place one Lima bean into each space of your cartons.
- This game is working on equivalent fraction understanding, which is why you each should have a different sized egg carton. Begin the game by closing the cartons and shaking the cartons for 5-10 seconds. You and your child will then each open your cartons to reveal a new configuration of Lima beans. Create a fraction that represents the Lima bean configuration in each box. The denominator is the number of spaces in the egg carton and the numerator is the number of spaces the Lima beans landed in.
- Compare the fractions that each of you created, taking note of equivalency and ordering of fractions between the set. Have your student discuss which player had the larger fraction and give reasoning behind his/her response.
- The player with the larger fraction gets one point for the round. Continue steps 1-3 until one player reaches 20 points.
References:
Activities at Home: Grade 3: Unit 7. (n.d.). Education Place. Retrieved November 24, 2012, from http://www.eduplace.com/parents/mw/activities/3/aah3_u7.html
Activity 3:
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Standards:
Literacy CC.1.4.4.C: Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic; include illustrations and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
Math CC.2.1.4.C.2: Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers.
Materials:
Instructions:
References:
Fourth Grade Fractions. (n.d.). Cleveland County Schools. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from mail.clevelandcountyschools.org/~ccselem/FOV1-000411E2/4th%20Fractions%20Unit.pdf?Plugin=Loft
Literacy CC.1.4.4.C: Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic; include illustrations and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
Math CC.2.1.4.C.2: Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers.
Materials:
- Candy bar template (divided into 8 sections like the picture to the left)
- Markers or crayons
- Lined paper
- Pencil
Instructions:
- Begin with this prompt of something similar: “Today we are going to pretend to visit a special candy store called Kendall’s Candy Company. At the company they have a very unique candy bar called the Special Bar. This bar is special because the buyer of the bar is able to pick out all the flavors that will be in the bar. This way each bar is different and the buyer can get exactly what they want. As a treat, each person who visits the store receives a free 8 piece Love Bug Bar at the end of their visit.”
- Give your child a candy bar template and have them decide which flavors he/she would like the candy bar to be. Have him/her create fractions to represent the number of squares each flavor will be.
- Have your child color in the 8 squares with the appropriate colors to represent the fractions that they chose for each flavor.
- Have a discussion about the rationale behind the fractions that were chosen for each flavor. Ask your child which flavors he/she has more of and less of.
- Then have your student write an equation that would represent the fractions for each flavor. For example, if he/she had four pieces of chocolate, 2 pieces of raspberry, and 2 pieces of vanilla, the equation they come up with may be 1/2 (chocolate)+1/4 (raspberry)+1/4 (vanilla)=1 Special Bar.
- Lastly, have your child write a word problem using his/her Special Bar fractions. Once they are done, work through the problem with them.
References:
Fourth Grade Fractions. (n.d.). Cleveland County Schools. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from mail.clevelandcountyschools.org/~ccselem/FOV1-000411E2/4th%20Fractions%20Unit.pdf?Plugin=Loft