Lesson Plan
Unit Fraction Frenzy
Help your students get familiar with creating models for unit fractions with this hands-on activity. Students will get into a frenzy creating many unit fraction models to reference as they learn more about fractions!
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to create models to represent unit fractions.
Introduction
(10 minutes)- Explain to your students that they will be building fraction models.
- Remind students that a fraction is an equal part of one whole. Review that a numerator is the top number in a fraction, and the denominator is on the bottom.
- Define a unit fraction as a basic fraction with a numerator of 1.
- Write several examples on the board: ½, 1/3, ¼, etc.
- Show students that each has a numerator of 1 with a different denominator.
- Tell your students that they will create models.