Lesson Plan
Fractions and Dollars
Tie into what they already know! Use money to teach fractions in this engaging lesson.
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Learning Objectives
Students will understand a fraction 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts by using what they already know about the value of coins compared to the value of a dollar.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Review with students by asking for volunteers to share what they remember about coins.
- Tell the students that today they will be dividing dollars into fractions using the coins they have just discussed.
- Remind students that a quarter is worth 25 cents, a half-dollar is worth 50 cents, and that the value of two quarters is equivalent, or equal to, one half-dollar.