Lesson Plan
Fractions: All Lined Up
In this lesson, students will practice identifying and modeling equivalent fractions by using number lines.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to draw and partition number lines to show fractions. Students will be able to label pairs of number lines to show equivalent fractions, including whole numbers.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Explain to your students that they are going to learn how to use a number line to show equivalent fractions.
- Remind them that numbers can have lots of names. Give them examples. Possible examples include: 5 = 3 + 2, 4 + 1, 5 x 1, and five tally marks.
- Define equivalent, or equal, fractions as fractions that name the same parts or point on a number line. For example, three-sixths and one-half are equivalent fractions.