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FractionsandGroupWork

Grade:3
LessonTopic:FractionsareParts

EssentialLearning:

Studentswilllearnhowtoidentifyandwritefractionsforsetsand
wholes.
1)Studentswillbeabletodefinefractionsasapartofsomething.
2)Studentwillbeabletodefinenumeratoranddenominator.
3)Studentswillbeabletowriteafractionforagivenset
4)Studentswillbeabletoidentify,shade,drawand/orcircleafractionforagiven
setofdrawings.

Standards:
CommonCoreStateStandard:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.1
Understandafraction1/
b
asthequantityformedby1partwhenawholeis

partitionedinto
b
equalpartsunderstandafraction
a
/
b
asthequantity
formedby
a
partsofsize1/
b
.

LessonPlanner:
40minutes1lesson

Materials:
AppleTV,Projector,iPad,Showmeapplication,studentiPads,whiteboards,
dryerasemarkers,starbursts,coins,fractionsheet,playdoughandplasticknife.

Assessments:
Toprovidefeedbackaboutthesuccessofthelessonandtoassess
studentslevelofunderstandingandcomprehension.
Formative:
Previewandpurposesettingdiscussionaboutfractions.
Summative:
Independentassignment

Procedure:
PreviewandPurposeSetting:
5minutes
Part(a)
Question:Writeaboutordrawinasmanywaysasyoucan.
1)Whatisafraction?
Fractionnames:Onewhole,halves,thirds,quarters.
2)Howarefractionswritten?

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3)Whatisthenumerator?
4)Whatisthedenominator?

InClassActivity:
30minutesPart(b)
Studentswillexplorefractionsastheybreakwholesintopartsandthennamevarious
fractionsforthewholeorset.Studentswillbreakupinto3groups.Eachgroupwill
workwithoneofthemanipulativesforaperiodof10minutes.Anactivitysheetwillbe
assignedforeachactivityandmustbecompletedbytheendoftheactivity.Groupswill
rotatetoeachactivity.Theactivitywillendwithawholegroupwrapupaboutthedays
activity.

Independentassignment:
Ongoing
Eachstudentisresponsibletocomplete6targetsintheirmathjournalbeforebeingable
totestoutofthelearningtarget.

Modifications:
Theteacherwillbeavailabletoassiststudentswhoneedfurther
instructionorinspiration.

Assessmentrubric:

3points

Studentworkedwellwithothers,engagedinthelessonby
explaining,describingoransweringquestions.Studentcompleted
theactivityassignmentontimeandtheactivityassignmentwas
carefullyandthoughtfullyconstructed.

2points

Studentwaspartiallyengagedinthegroupassignment,contributedvery
littleingroupdiscussions.Studentcompletedtheactivityassignment
lateandtheactivityassignmentshowedlittleeffort.

1point

Studentshowedgreatdifficultyinworkingwithothers,didnot
contributeingroupdiscussions.Studentpartiallycompletedthe
activityassignment.Studentwasdisruptive.

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