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Lesson Plan

Equivalent Fractions Memory Game

Your fourth graders will not only have fun creating and playing an equivalent fractions memory game in this interactive lesson, they will also become much stronger mathemeticians in the process.
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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to identify and generate equivalent fractions.

Introduction

(2 minutes)
  • Write the following on the board: ** 1 foot is equivalent to 12 inches ** 12 eggs is equivalent to a dozen eggs
  • Read the sentences aloud and ask students to consider what they think the word equivalent means.
  • Affirm that equilavent means 'the same as'. Tell students that today they will learn about equivalent fractions or fractions that have different numbers but represent the same value.