Lesson Plan
Fractions as Part of a Whole
In this lesson, students will learn how to understand that a fraction is a number that describes the relationship between a part and a whole.
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Learning Objectives
Students will learn to divide whole objects into equal parts and to identify those parts as fractions.
Introduction
(10 minutes)- Tell students that this activity will introduce them to fractions as parts of a whole.
- Show students a drawing of a square and circle divided into 4 equal parts each and a hexagon divided into 6 equal parts. These can be drawn on an interactive whiteboard, blackboard, whiteboard, or on chart paper.
- Show, by coloring in parts, one quarter of each the square and the circle. In a different color, fill in two quarters of each shape and tell your students that this is also known as one half of each of those figures.
- Using a square of paper, show your students how you can fold it in half, and then fold it in half again to create fourths.
- Fold a strip of paper or construction paper in half to show two halves, then fold again to show quarters, and then fold it again to show eighths.