Ms.

Hopkins
Fourth Grade Unit on Fractions
Dear Grown Ups,

The upcoming mathematical unit will be based upon fractions. Throughout this unit
your student will be exposed to different types of fractions as well as how to represent
fractions in different ways while using multiple different manipulatives. the students
will be exposed to multiple different educational videos that will give them a deeper
understanding of fractions as well as have the opportunity to add to their interactive
math journals. As we dive deeper into the unit the students will master how to add and
subtract fractions as well as be exposed to how to multiply and divide different
fractions.

This unit contains a total of ten different lesson as well as a culminating experience that
will span over two-week time period. Each of these lessons will not only help your
student have a better understanding of fractions and the different types of fractions
but it will also follow the Common Core Pennsylvania state standards for mathematics.
In order to help you students throughout this lesson, I will share multiple educational
videos, practice activities and mathematical books that will further the students
understanding of fractions. If you have any questions about this unit, please feel free
to call me or send me an email to my school contacts.

Thank you and have a great weekend,

Ms. Hopkins
(815) 555-5555
Hopkins@schooldistrict.com

Unit Timeline
 At Home Practices
1. Play fraction bingo game
2. Bake using different measurements
3. Listen to the fractions music video.
4. Practice coloring fraction circles
5. Play online fractions game

Math Based Literacy

1. Apple Fractions by Jerry Pallotta, 2003
2. Fractions in disguise by Edward Einhorn, 2014
3. Fraction Fun by David A. Adler, 1996
4. Go Fractions! by Judith Bauer Stamper, 2003
5. My Half Day by Doris Fisher, 2008

Unit Based Websites

1. splashlearn.com
2. aplusmath.com
3. gomath.com
4. flocabulary.com
5. Youtube.com

Unit Vocabulary
1. Fractions: A numerical quantity that is not a whole number.
2. Whole Fraction: When we divide a while into equal parts, each part is a fraction of
the whole
3. Improper Fraction: A fraction in which the numerator is greater than the
denominator.
4. Numerator: The number above the line in a common fraction, showing how many
of the parts indicated by the denominator are taken.
5. Denominator: The number below the line in a common fraction, a divisor.
6. Equivalent: Equal in value, amount, function, meaning.
7. Fraction Bar: Visual representation of fractions which helps comparing fractions
and carrying out operations with fractions.
8. Fraction Circle: Circles broken into equal fractional parts and uses the same-sized
whole.