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  • Home
  • Musings
  • Resources
    • Math Blogs to visit
    • Teacher Resource Books
    • Inspirational Videos
    • Growth Mindset
  • Instructional Ideas
    • Assessment
    • Number Sense Routines >
      • Choral Counting
      • Clothesline Numberlines
      • Estimation Clipboard
      • Estimation 180
      • Number Talks
      • Tell Me Everything
      • Today's Number
      • True/False Routine
      • Same or Different
      • Which One Doesn't Belong (WODB)
      • Would You Rather
    • Counting Collections
    • Fractions
    • Patterning
    • Number Concepts
    • Daily Math Investigations (Numeracy Centres)
    • Multiplication
    • Three Act Tasks
    • Using Children's Literature
  • Presentations/Publications

Fractions

Playful Mathematical Inquiry with Fractions in Grades 3 - 6 

​​The ideas below are just ideas. This is NOT meant to be used as a unit. You will need to do some form of a pre-assessment to find out what your students know and then based on this information, combined with the learning standards in the curriculum, you will design learning opportunities to meet the needs of your students and unique context. The ideas below are just meant to inspire.
fractions_in_grades_3_-_5.pdf
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fractions_inquiry_questions.docx
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PDF of Powerpoint Shared May 2018 at REC 206
playful_mathematical_inquiry_fractions.pdf
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Children's Literature Connected to Fractions
​Blackline Masters for some of the stories:
The Lion's Share 
lions_share_fractions_question.docx
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The Doorbell Rang - Sharing Cookies - Marilyn Burns lesson 
The lesson plan can be found here. 
doorbell_rang_fractions_blm_.docx
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Fractions of a group or set - Students bring in photo and create five questions fractions could answer.
fractiongroupblank.docx
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​Other Blackline Masters used with the question prompts:
triangles.pdf
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10_by_10_grid.pdf
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pattern_block_paper.pdf
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centimeter_paper.pdf
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Which One Doesn't Belong: Beginning Fraction Concepts
wodb_fourths_fractions.docx
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​Blackline masters connected to work with cuisenaire rods
cuisenaire_rod_lesson_.docx
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six_numberlines_with_fractions.pages
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numberlines_with_fractions.pages
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The LARGE printable cuisenaire rods - Created by Selina Millar p.g. 54 - 59 
daily_intermediatemath_invest_task_blm_tbc_169310__revised_.pdf
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Comparing Fractions using a Number Line
Editable Fraction Tent Cards - These were created using Powerpoint. Feel free to download and edit.
fraction_tent_cards_-_powerpoint.pptx
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fraction_tent_cards_final.pdf
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Equivalent Fractions - Creating a Fractions Kit
fraction_kit_instructions.docx
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Highly Recommended Teacher Resource Books (LRS Numbers coming soon) 
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