Keisha, reciting ideas out loud, refers to objects in her bedroom to stumble upon a possible solution. Suddenly her eyes fall on the bedroom clock and she realizes that the alien has given them a signal for time in the only way it knows how to communicate. Develop meaning for fractions as parts of a unit whole, as part of a collection, as numbers and as a division of whole numbers. Understand and demonstrate congruence. Students interpret multiple representations to name equivalent fractions.
Students represent fractions and mixed numbers using physical models.
Acrobat A Printable version of this activity sheet is available in PDF format. This requires a free plug-in, Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can find out if you need it by clicking on the PDF link. Students will need scissors to cut teardrop shapes from the worksheet. You may also wish to use geoboards.